# Avian flu still spreading in the West

> Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to kill birds across western US states, with a backyard flock in Montana and a large commercial flock in Washington affected in December. The 2022 variant has affected over 56 million birds in 47 states, and California lost 685,000 birds by mid-November.

- Date: 2022-12-23 · published 2022-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16229-avian-flu-still-spreading-in-the-west
- 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

Ongoing losses in commercial flocks reduce US poultry supply and feed demand, supporting egg and chicken prices while weighing on corn and meal demand. The cumulative national toll keeps this a meaningful driver.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-24 | [Avian flu still affecting agricultural cycles – Quantum Foods](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65047-avian-flu-still-affecting-agricultural-cycles-quantum-foods.md) | -2.0% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2022-12-02 | [The bird flu outbreak is the deadliest in U.S. history. Here's what we know : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16226-the-bird-flu-outbreak-is-the-deadliest-in-u-s-history-here-s-what-we-know-npr.md) | -1.9% | +2.9% |
| 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 | 2020-06-30 | [Indiana Trains Prisoners To Combat Avian Flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52626-indiana-trains-prisoners-to-combat-avian-flu.md) | +3.3% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-01-13 | [Indian poultry market hit by avian flu scares \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49147-indian-poultry-market-hit-by-avian-flu-scares-wattpoultry-com.md) | +2.0% | +7.5% |
| SBM | 2018-05-24 | [Avian flu still affecting agricultural cycles – Quantum Foods](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65047-avian-flu-still-affecting-agricultural-cycles-quantum-foods.md) | -1.4% | -12.8% |
| SBM | 2022-12-02 | [The bird flu outbreak is the deadliest in U.S. history. Here's what we know : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16226-the-bird-flu-outbreak-is-the-deadliest-in-u-s-history-here-s-what-we-know-npr.md) | +10.1% | +12.6% |
| SBM | 2020-06-30 | [Indiana Trains Prisoners To Combat Avian Flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52626-indiana-trains-prisoners-to-combat-avian-flu.md) | +4.6% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/poultry-news/avian-flu-still-spreading-in-the-west

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Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.