Chicken Wing Prices Soar , Preceding Super Bowl Sunday.br NPR reports you may be shocked at the br price of chicken wings when you're getting ready for the big game this Sunday.br NPR reports you may be shocked at the br price of chicken wings when you're getting ready for the big game this Sunday.br Officials say to look on the bright side. br Yes, prices are high, but at least we br won't be running out of wings.br Officials say to look on the bright side. br Yes, prices are high, but at least we br won't be running out of wings.br There will be br no wing shortage. , Tom Super, spokesman for the National Chicken Council, via statement.br Like almost anything else you buy right now, wings might be br a little more expensive, br but they'll be stocked. , Tom Super, spokesman for the National Chicken Council, via statement.br I just wouldn't wait br until kickoff to be br in line or order online. , Tom Super, spokesman for the National Chicken Council, via statement.br Market experts say the higher cost br of chicken wings is due to Americans' increased appetite for them during br the COVID-19 pandemic.br This increased demand, experts say, br has added pressure on a sector already hampered by supply chain issues.br According to the National Chicken br Council, 1.42 billion chicken wings br will be consumed by Americans br on Super Bowl Sunday.br According to the National Chicken br Council, 1.42 billion chicken wings br will be consumed by Americans br on Super Bowl Sunday.br According to U.S. Department of br Agriculture data, the wholesale price br of chicken wings has dropped 19 br since peaking in May 2021.