# Avian flu strikes second biggest US egg producer | CIDRAP

> Rose Acre Farms, the second-largest US egg producer, confirmed avian flu at its 2.8 million-bird layer facility in Seymour, Indiana. Outbreaks at layer farms have killed at least 13 million birds since the start of the year, and USDA reported further detections in poultry, wild birds and cows.

- Date: 2025-01-29 · published 2025-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16034-avian-flu-strikes-second-biggest-us-egg-producer-cidrap
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Losses of laying hens cut egg output and reduce demand for feed grains and meal used in layer rations. This makes corn and soybean meal modestly bearish.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-03 | [Avian Flu crisis: Poultry producers slam govt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68970-avian-flu-crisis-poultry-producers-slam-govt.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2026-06-15 | [Wisconsin egg production cut in half as farms struggle with avian flu, higher expenses - WPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18790-wisconsin-egg-production-cut-in-half-as-farms-struggle-with-avian-flu-higher.md) | +0.0% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-03-20 | [USDA Update on Progress of Five-Pronged Strategy to Combat Avian Flu and Lower Egg Prices \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25603-usda-update-on-progress-of-five-pronged-strategy-to-combat-avian-flu-and-lower.md) | -3.7% | +1.8% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2026-06-15 | [Wisconsin egg production cut in half as farms struggle with avian flu, higher expenses - WPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18790-wisconsin-egg-production-cut-in-half-as-farms-struggle-with-avian-flu-higher.md) | -1.4% | +3.7% |
| SBM | 2025-03-20 | [USDA Update on Progress of Five-Pronged Strategy to Combat Avian Flu and Lower Egg Prices \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25603-usda-update-on-progress-of-five-pronged-strategy-to-combat-avian-flu-and-lower.md) | -1.0% | +0.7% |
| 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

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/avian-flu-strikes-second-biggest-us-egg-producer

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