# Avian influenza cases in poultry and water birds on the rise | EFSA

> EFSA reports that highly pathogenic avian influenza cases in European poultry and water birds have risen since summer 2022. The first year of the epidemic saw 2,520 poultry outbreaks and about 50 million birds culled across 37 countries, and the virus persisted through summer with no clear season break.

- Date: 2022-12-20 · published 2022-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16225-avian-influenza-cases-in-poultry-and-water-birds-on-the-rise-efsa
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained European poultry losses reduce bird numbers and can lower demand for feed grains and meals, while culling adds supply uncertainty for poultry meat. The scale of losses supports a bullish view for European poultry and bearish for feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-24 | [Experts weigh in on the impact of Avian Influenza on the poultry industry \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72001-experts-weigh-in-on-the-impact-of-avian-influenza-on-the-poultry-industry.md) | +0.4% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-10-21 | [Avian influenza confirmed in California broiler chickens \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28002-avian-influenza-confirmed-in-california-broiler-chickens-wattpoultry-com.md) | +1.5% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2021-02-11 | [Algeria records first avian flu outbreak, more cases in Asia \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48497-algeria-records-first-avian-flu-outbreak-more-cases-in-asia-wattpoultry-com.md) | -0.6% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 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) | -0.6% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2021-06-11 | [Weekly poultry digest: Europe issues a report on bird flu
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46582-weekly-poultry-digest-europe-issues-a-report-on-bird-flu-the-poultry-site.md) | -6.1% | -4.6% |
| SBM | 2017-03-24 | [Experts weigh in on the impact of Avian Influenza on the poultry industry \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72001-experts-weigh-in-on-the-impact-of-avian-influenza-on-the-poultry-industry.md) | -1.8% | -3.5% |
| SBM | 2017-02-28 | [Human avian influenza cases in China shake up global poultry markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72645-human-avian-influenza-cases-in-china-shake-up-global-poultry-markets.md) | -0.6% | -4.8% |
| SBM | 2024-10-21 | [Avian influenza confirmed in California broiler chickens \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28002-avian-influenza-confirmed-in-california-broiler-chickens-wattpoultry-com.md) | -3.2% | -8.1% |

## Sources

- efsa.europa.eu: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/avian-influenza-cases-poultry-and-water-birds-rise

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