The most expensive chicken we have seen in years. That has caused a degree of alarm in land-poor Singapore, which considers Hainanese chicken rice its national dish and depends on its neighbor for a supply of fresh birds. A man holds a chicken bought from a vendor in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Photo: ReutersIn the US, servings of chicken wings are going for twice what they cost a few years ago, while British supermarket chain Co-operative Group Ltd has warned that the meat could soon become as expensive as beef. Chicken is a particularly popular meat for fast food and restaurants, with about half of poultry in the US cooked outside the home.
