For the week ending June 4^th, chicken output was down 14.1% from the previous week. Poor profitability is behind the recent downturn in chick placements for the broiler supply. The six week moving average for chick placements is tracking .7% below 2015. The USDA is forecasting chicken output this summer to be just 1% better than the previous year. This could be supportive of the chicken markets including wings. Typically, the ARA Chicken Wing Index rises 17% for the June through October time period. The USDA is forecasting fourth quarter 2016 chicken output to be 3.4% bigger than the prior year. If realized, chicken wing prices are unlikely to test the highs made earlier this year. Breast prices may near $1 a pound this fall.