People living in apartments don't have the option of raising their own livestock and crops. I just ordered some frozen chicken thighs from my local Walmart. They are about the same price as the Walmart frozen skinless chicken breast USED to be not long ago at about $2.12 a pound. Walmart frozen skinless chicken breast is now $3.50 a pound frozen. I have been buying generic Walmart large eggs for years at about $1.75 per 18 count. Now that same 18-count carton has jumped up to $3.99. I've noticed my Walmart generic lean ground ground beef has come down slightly per pound and my deli ham is about the same per pound. Milk prices are still stable.
Chicken and eggs used to be such a budget product for animal proteins. Some speculate that certain "food shortages" and their subsequent price hikes are pure bunk. Can't farmers and ranchers safeguard their own livestock from infectious diseases, for Christ sake!