# Bird flu spreading faster than 2023 in the EU, data shows | Reuters

> Reuters reported that bird flu has spread faster in the EU than in 2023 and that the virus has reached nearly 400 US dairy herds across 14 states. Spread to mammals, including US dairy cattle and swine, has raised concern about possible mutation toward human transmission.

- Date: 2024-10-31 · published 2024-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16056-bird-flu-spreading-faster-than-2023-in-the-eu-data-shows-reuters
- 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

Faster EU spread could lead to more poultry culls and trade restrictions, supporting poultry and egg prices and feed demand. The overall scale of the impact on feed markets remains uncertain from this brief report.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| HOGS | 2024-06-25 | [What Can Farmers Learn From the Current Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16087-what-can-farmers-learn-from-the-current-bird-flu-outbreak-in-dairy-cows.md) | -0.8% | +2.6% |
| HOGS | 2021-11-10 | [Bird Flu Sweeping Across Europe - The Food Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16325-bird-flu-sweeping-across-europe-the-food-institute.md) | +0.6% | -6.8% |
| HOGS | 2025-02-06 | [A second version of bird flu is infecting cows. What does that mean?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16026-a-second-version-of-bird-flu-is-infecting-cows-what-does-that-mean.md) | +3.1% | +1.5% |
| HOGS | 2023-07-12 | [Surging bird flu outbreaks raise human-infection risk, UN agencies warn \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16168-surging-bird-flu-outbreaks-raise-human-infection-risk-un-agencies-warn-reuters.md) | -0.6% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2022-12-23 | [Avian flu still spreading in the West](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16229-avian-flu-still-spreading-in-the-west.md) | +4.6% | +3.8% |
| SBM | 2024-06-25 | [What Can Farmers Learn From the Current Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16087-what-can-farmers-learn-from-the-current-bird-flu-outbreak-in-dairy-cows.md) | -1.8% | -7.4% |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [Should Shoppers Expect Higher Egg Prices After the Illinois Bird Flu Outbreak? Here Is What USDA Market Data Shows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17122-should-shoppers-expect-higher-egg-prices-after-the-illinois-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -3.3% | — |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/bird-flu-spreading-fast-among-eu-poultry-2024-10-31/

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