# Idaho is American ag’s bird flu hotspot | Capital Press

> Idaho recorded 40 confirmed HPAI cases in dairy herds in the 30 days to June 29, with eight new dairy cases and a Canyon County poultry farm losing 3,000 birds in the week of June 22-28. Across the US, only five other cases occurred in the past month, in Utah and Texas. The state veterinarian described the outbreak as surging.

- Date: 2026-06-30 · published 2026-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15904-idaho-is-american-ag-s-bird-flu-hotspot-capital-press
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Concentrated dairy losses in Idaho, a top dairy state, can tighten milk supply and lift Class III milk prices, while poultry losses add a small upward pressure on chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-06-15 | [Idaho dairies get more bird flu cases \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15902-idaho-dairies-get-more-bird-flu-cases-capital-press.md) | +0.1% | -1.4% |
| MILK | 2024-12-20 | [How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic - KFF Health News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16043-how-america-lost-control-of-the-bird-flu-setting-the-stage-for-another-pandemic.md) | +0.2% | +8.6% |
| MILK | 2024-11-27 | [Bird flu H5N1 outbreak in cattle and Canada infection worry scientists  : Shots - Health News : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16047-bird-flu-h5n1-outbreak-in-cattle-and-canada-infection-worry-scientists-shots.md) | -4.5% | -5.9% |
| MILK | 2025-01-08 | [Avian flu keeps chugging along in birds, cows \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16035-avian-flu-keeps-chugging-along-in-birds-cows-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -1.0% | -0.6% |
| MILK | 2024-03-25 | [Dairy cattle in Texas, Kansas test positive for bird flu \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16105-dairy-cattle-in-texas-kansas-test-positive-for-bird-flu-ap-news.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2026/06/30/idaho-is-american-ags-bird-flu-hotspot/

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