Salisbury Daily Times It's hard to put a finger on why chicken wings are running on short supply across the country. The National Chicken Council stopped short of calling the current market a "shortage," but the organization left no doubt supply is lower than its demand. From COVID-19 and delivery-friendly comfort food cravings, to a chicken sandwich craze and heavy winter storms in southern regions, there's certainly no shortage of factors at play in the poultry sphere. "Yes, supply is tight, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say there is a 'shortage.' ” National Chicken Council spokesman Tom Super told Delmarva Now. “Chicken producers are doing everything they can to overcome the devastating impact of Mother Nature when she inflicted the once-in-a-lifetime winter storm on Texas and nearby states — major chicken producing regions.