# H5N1 Bird Flu Hits Minnesota, Indiana and Texas Farms

> H5N1 was reported at a commercial turkey farm in Minnesota with 34,400 birds and a duck facility in Indiana with 24,300 birds. Another infected dairy herd was also reported in Texas.

- Date: 2026-10-15 · published 2026-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15875-h5n1-bird-flu-hits-minnesota-indiana-and-texas-farms
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The poultry losses are modest and the dairy detection has no clear effect on milk supply, so the price implication is small.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-05-04 | [Q&A on H5N1 Bird Flu - FactCheck.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16096-q-and-a-on-h5n1-bird-flu-factcheck-org.md) | -0.3% | +1.4% |
| HOGS | 2017-07-26 | [OIE Reports H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak in Myanmar Poultry Farm
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69828-oie-reports-h5n1-bird-flu-outbreak-in-myanmar-poultry-farm-the-poultry-site.md) | -2.2% | -15.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-06-30 | [Ghana reports outbreaks of H5 bird flu on farms \| Africanews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64429-ghana-reports-outbreaks-of-h5-bird-flu-on-farms-africanews.md) | -2.3% | -18.3% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-29 | [Bulgaria detects bird flu at two duck farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62436-bulgaria-detects-bird-flu-at-two-duck-farms.md) | -0.1% | -4.8% |
| HOGS | 2024-10-30 | [US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16053-us-detects-h5n1-bird-flu-in-a-pig-for-the-first-time-reuters.md) | +0.9% | -0.1% |
| SBM | 2020-01-03 | [Bird flu outbreak hits turkey farms in Poland - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54968-bird-flu-outbreak-hits-turkey-farms-in-poland-farmers-weekly.md) | -1.5% | -3.2% |
| SBM | 2021-07-18 | [Bird flu outbreak hits a farm at Denu in Volta \| Ghana News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45948-bird-flu-outbreak-hits-a-farm-at-denu-in-volta-ghana-news-agency.md) | -2.0% | -1.0% |
| SBM | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu: India’s chicken and egg problem](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49155-bird-flu-india-s-chicken-and-egg-problem.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- myvetcandy.com: https://www.myvetcandy.com/news/2026/10/14/h5n1-bird-flu-minnesota-indiana-texas-outbreaks

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.