# U.S. Approaches Record Number of Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Wild Birds and Poultry | Bird Flu | CDC

> U.S. bird flu outbreaks in wild birds and poultry are approaching a record, with over 49 million birds affected across 46 states since early 2022. The CDC says the general public risk remains low.

- Date: 2022-11-03 · published 2022-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16231-u-s-approaches-record-number-of-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-wild-birds-and
- 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 poultry losses reduce chicken meat and egg supply, which can lift feed demand for corn and soybean meal from layers and broilers, though lower bird numbers also cut feed consumption.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-10-18 | [Bird flu kills close to a record number of poultry in the U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16240-bird-flu-kills-close-to-a-record-number-of-poultry-in-the-u-s.md) | -0.9% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2026-01-20 | [Michigan poultry industry recovering from ongoing avian influenza outbreaks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21046-michigan-poultry-industry-recovering-from-ongoing-avian-influenza-outbreaks.md) | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-05-07 | [Further outbreaks of avian flu hit poultry in Asia, Africa \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64897-further-outbreaks-of-avian-flu-hit-poultry-in-asia-africa-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2017-03-10 | [Chicken Prices Rreach Record High Levels Due to Bird Flu Outbreak
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72132-chicken-prices-rreach-record-high-levels-due-to-bird-flu-outbreak-the-poultry.md) | +1.9% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2016-11-29 | [Japan orders major poultry cull after first bird flu outbreak in nearly two years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73880-japan-orders-major-poultry-cull-after-first-bird-flu-outbreak-in-nearly-two.md) | +1.6% | +1.7% |
| SBM | 2018-05-07 | [Further outbreaks of avian flu hit poultry in Asia, Africa \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64897-further-outbreaks-of-avian-flu-hit-poultry-in-asia-africa-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | -3.0% | -6.5% |
| SBM | 2016-12-02 | [Bird flu outbreaks rock poultry sector amid improving prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73607-bird-flu-outbreaks-rock-poultry-sector-amid-improving-prices.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| SBM | 2020-01-03 | [Bird flu outbreak spreads in Poland - 9News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54970-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-in-poland-9news.md) | -1.5% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- cdc.gov: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spotlights/nearing-record-number-avian-influenza.html

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