# Bird flu devastates 7.4 million Pennsylvania chickens in a month | Reuters

> Bird flu has killed 7.4 million chickens in Pennsylvania over the past month. Veterinarians and industry members suspect a link to a recent loss, and the virus has also infected US farm workers.

- Date: 2026-02-27 · published 2026-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15933-bird-flu-devastates-7-4-million-pennsylvania-chickens-in-a-month-reuters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Losses of this size remove a large share of layer flock demand for corn and soybean meal, which is bearish for those feed ingredients. Egg supply shortages could lift egg and poultry prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 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) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| CORN | 2024-05-30 | [Minnesota egg operation loses 1.3M chickens to bird flu, a record for a single site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30277-minnesota-egg-operation-loses-1-3m-chickens-to-bird-flu-a-record-for-a-single.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2021-06-16 | [Is Poland’s chicken boom behind its devastating bird flu outbreak? \| Bird flu \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46577-is-poland-s-chicken-boom-behind-its-devastating-bird-flu-outbreak-bird-flu-the.md) | -2.3% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2018-09-13 | [A Deadly Virus Threatens Millions Of Pigs In China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62910-a-deadly-virus-threatens-millions-of-pigs-in-china.md) | +0.3% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2025-05-31 | [Largest egg producer in Southwest loses 95% of its chickens in Arizona to bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24689-largest-egg-producer-in-southwest-loses-95-of-its-chickens-in-arizona-to-bird.md) | +0.5% | -2.2% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2024-05-30 | [Minnesota egg operation loses 1.3M chickens to bird flu, a record for a single site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30277-minnesota-egg-operation-loses-1-3m-chickens-to-bird-flu-a-record-for-a-single.md) | -3.0% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2018-09-13 | [A Deadly Virus Threatens Millions Of Pigs In China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62910-a-deadly-virus-threatens-millions-of-pigs-in-china.md) | -2.9% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/bird-flu-devastates-74-million-pennsylvania-chickens-month-2026-02-27/

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