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Rachel Treisman

Inflation is raising prices on almost everything, except rotisserie chicken

Costco's rotisserie chicken is still sold for $4.99, despite rising costs. (Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Inflation is raising the price of all sorts of items in the grocery store, but one staple appears to be immune: rotisserie chicken.

That's not to say the poultry industry isn't suffering from soaring costs. Chicken prices nationwide have increased 16.4% in the year to April, according to the Consumer Price Index. And pointing to the ongoing bird flu outbreak, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts wholesale poultry prices will increase 15-18% this year.

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