Super Bowl fans will consume whopping number of wings, according to National Chicken Council
Super Bowl LVII: Phoenix man hopes to introduce others to Nepali food
It all began when Subash Yadav moved to the U.S. to study medicine, and missed the flavors from home. Years after the move, Yadav started a food truck that sells a Nepali dumpling called momo, and now, he has a chance to showcase momo during the Super Bowl. FOX 10's Stephanie Bennett reports.
The amount of chicken wings Americans will eat over the course of the upcoming Super Bowl weekend is expected to be massive.
A total of 1.45 billion wings will be eaten for the occasion, the National Chicken Council predicted Wednesday. The trade association called this year’s forecasted amount "record-breaking."
It also marks a year-over-year jump of 2%, according to the National Chicken Council. Last year, it anticipated Super Bowl LVI watchers would consume 1.42 billion.
"The two main reasons are more favorable prices and more people getting back to normal and gathering for the Big Game, whether at home or at a bar/restaurant," Tom Super, a spokesperson for the National Chicken Council, said in a statement. "While Americans are seeing inflation impact almost every part of their lives, both wholesale and retail wing prices are down double digits from a year ago, according to USDA, and consumers are seeing a lot more features and promotions."
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FOX Business recently cited a report from economists at Wells Fargo who noted that wings have dropped 22% since January 2022. The report, which also provided information about costs for other popular Super Bowl foods, used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Indexes, the USDA Agriculture Marketing Service and Federal Reserve Economic Data.
The Super Bowl is just over a week away, with it being scheduled for Feb. 12. The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will be playing each other for the title at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
The Eagles beat out the San Francisco 49ers to make it to the championship game, while the Chiefs topped the Cincinnati Bengals to do so.
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