According to the National Chicken Council’s annual Wing Report, Americans are predicted to eat more than 1.4 billion chicken wings during this year’s super bowl. The appetizer (or meal, if you’re so inclined) is to this Sunday’s big game what pumpkin pie is to Thanksgiving.
But, the tradition is in jeopardy this year — as America is experiencing a chicken wing shortage.
For more on the national wing shortage, WORT Producer Jonah Chester spoke with Ron Kean, an expert on poultry production and management at the University of Wisconsin Extension.