# Iowa Pork Producers Can Learn From The 2022 Bird Flu Outbreak

> Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said HPAI in 2022 was the largest outbreak on record, with Iowa the hardest hit state. He said the state has requested more resources and is using live bird exhibition bans to contain spread, and he cited African swine fever as a risk to pork supply chains.

- Date: 2023-01-25 · published 2023-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16218-iowa-pork-producers-can-learn-from-the-2022-bird-flu-outbreak
- 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

The discussion of possible African swine fever spread shows a tail risk for US pork supply, which would affect hog prices and feed demand if it occurred. The article itself describes policy responses without a new price trigger.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2017-06-07 | [Pork producers preparing for possible deadly disease outbreak learned lessons from bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70380-pork-producers-preparing-for-possible-deadly-disease-outbreak-learned-lessons.md) | +2.1% | +14.0% |
| HOGS | 2022-06-21 | [Pork industry learns lessons from avian influenza outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16267-pork-industry-learns-lessons-from-avian-influenza-outbreak.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| HOGS | 2017-07-26 | [OIE Reports H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak in Myanmar Poultry Farm
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69828-oie-reports-h5n1-bird-flu-outbreak-in-myanmar-poultry-farm-the-poultry-site.md) | -2.2% | -15.8% |
| HOGS | 2017-12-23 | [Saudi Arabia confirms H5N8 bird flu outbreak \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67369-saudi-arabia-confirms-h5n8-bird-flu-outbreak-the-national.md) | +0.9% | +8.7% |
| 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 | 2021-02-11 | [Avian flu forces poultry producers to cull birds due to outbreaks around the world](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48499-avian-flu-forces-poultry-producers-to-cull-birds-due-to-outbreaks-around-the.md) | +1.5% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2025-02-28 | [Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits? \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26059-are-egg-producers-inflating-prices-during-the-bird-flu-outbreak-to-boost.md) | +1.7% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- koel.com: https://koel.com/iowa-pork-producers-can-learn-from-the-2022-bird-flu-outbreak/

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