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The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced a presumptive H5 avian influenza case on a commercial broiler farm in Caroline County. It is the third such case on a commercial poultry farm in that county this year and the fourth in Maryland in 2026, and the flock has been depopulated pending USDA confirmation.
A single broiler farm in one state is a small share of US production, so the effect on feed demand and chicken prices is limited. Repeated detections in the region are worth monitoring for broader supply impacts.
mda.maryland.govFeb 26, 2026After 645 past disease events, Lean Hogs moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.8% to +2.1%), and +0.9% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 615 past disease events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.8% to +1.8%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
