# The bird flu outbreak is the deadliest in U.S. history. Here's what we know : NPR

> The U.S. has lost about 52.7 million birds to highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza since February 2022, across 46 states. It is the worst U.S. poultry health disaster since 2014-2015 and the outbreak has persisted through summer and resurged.

- Date: 2022-12-02 · published 2022-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16226-the-bird-flu-outbreak-is-the-deadliest-in-u-s-history-here-s-what-we-know-npr
- 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

Large losses of layers and broilers reduce poultry supply and feed demand, and egg supply tightness supports higher prices. The scale of the outbreak makes this a meaningful driver for poultry and feed markets.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-06 | [What we know about the bird flu outbreak : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16285-what-we-know-about-the-bird-flu-outbreak-npr.md) | -1.9% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2022-04-07 | [What consumers need to know about the avian flu outbreak \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16287-what-consumers-need-to-know-about-the-avian-flu-outbreak-pbs-news.md) | -1.1% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2022-11-16 | [Why the ongoing bird flu outbreak is driving up poultry costs ahead of Thanksgiving \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38683-why-the-ongoing-bird-flu-outbreak-is-driving-up-poultry-costs-ahead-of.md) | -2.4% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2021-07-18 | [Bird flu outbreak hits a farm at Denu in Volta \| Ghana News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45948-bird-flu-outbreak-hits-a-farm-at-denu-in-volta-ghana-news-agency.md) | -1.1% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2025-01-13 | [U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak - CBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26647-u-s-egg-industry-sees-record-chicken-deaths-from-bird-flu-outbreak-cbs-news.md) | +1.7% | +1.8% |
| SBM | 2022-04-06 | [What we know about the bird flu outbreak : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16285-what-we-know-about-the-bird-flu-outbreak-npr.md) | -1.0% | -7.8% |
| SBM | 2022-11-16 | [Why the ongoing bird flu outbreak is driving up poultry costs ahead of Thanksgiving \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38683-why-the-ongoing-bird-flu-outbreak-is-driving-up-poultry-costs-ahead-of.md) | -1.2% | +10.1% |
| SBM | 2021-07-18 | [Bird flu outbreak hits a farm at Denu in Volta \| Ghana News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45948-bird-flu-outbreak-hits-a-farm-at-denu-in-volta-ghana-news-agency.md) | -2.0% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/02/1140076426/what-we-know-about-the-deadliest-u-s-bird-flu-outbreak-in-history

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