# Avian flu outbreak wipes out 50.54 mln U.S. birds, a record | Reuters

> Avian flu has killed 50.54 million U.S. birds this year, making it the deadliest outbreak in the country's history. The losses include chickens, turkeys and other birds.

- Date: 2022-11-24 · published 2022-11-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16233-avian-flu-outbreak-wipes-out-50-54-mln-u-s-birds-a-record-reuters
- 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

A record loss of poultry shrinks domestic chicken and turkey supply and lowers feed grain demand from layers and broilers, with mixed effects on corn and soymeal prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-01-17 | [Asian Farmers Battle New Bird Flu Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49036-asian-farmers-battle-new-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -2.6% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2024-05-28 | [US Records Worst Bird Flu Outbreak in Two Years at Iowa Egg Farm - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30280-us-records-worst-bird-flu-outbreak-in-two-years-at-iowa-egg-farm-bloomberg.md) | -4.6% | -4.6% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 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) | +1.5% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2021-01-17 | [Asian Farmers Battle New Bird Flu Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49036-asian-farmers-battle-new-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -6.7% | -5.1% |
| SBM | 2024-05-28 | [US Records Worst Bird Flu Outbreak in Two Years at Iowa Egg Farm - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30280-us-records-worst-bird-flu-outbreak-in-two-years-at-iowa-egg-farm-bloomberg.md) | -6.4% | -6.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/avian-flu-outbreak-wipes-out-5054-mln-us-birds-record-2022-11-24/

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