# HPAI detected in three states | MEAT+POULTRY

> USDA APHIS confirmed HPAI in a commercial flock in Colorado affecting 67,200 birds, the state's first major case in two years. Other commercial outbreaks hit a turkey flock in North Carolina and a broiler flock in Nebraska. Over the past 30 days, about 530,000 birds were affected across eight commercial and 12 backyard flocks.

- Date: 2024-02-12 · published 2024-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16118-hpai-detected-in-three-states-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Losses of roughly 530,000 birds in a month reduce poultry supply and support chicken and turkey prices. Outbreaks in broiler and turkey flocks show the disease is spreading to several production regions.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/29749-hpai-detected-in-three-states

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