# Bird flu kills close to a record number of poultry in the U.S.

> A near-record number of US chickens and turkeys have died in this year's avian flu outbreak. The virus has spread to more wild birds, which transmit it to farms.

- Date: 2022-10-18 · published 2022-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16240-bird-flu-kills-close-to-a-record-number-of-poultry-in-the-u-s
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy US poultry losses reduce broiler and turkey supply, supporting chicken and turkey prices and creating demand for feed grains and meals.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-11-03 | [U.S. Approaches Record Number of Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Wild Birds and Poultry \| Bird Flu \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16231-u-s-approaches-record-number-of-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-wild-birds-and.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| 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 | 2025-04-01 | [Bird flu in US pushes poultry prices in Mexico to 4-year high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25727-bird-flu-in-us-pushes-poultry-prices-in-mexico-to-4-year-high.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2023-08-31 | [PA is bird flu free, but when will consumers see a change in poultry prices at the grocery store?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34738-pa-is-bird-flu-free-but-when-will-consumers-see-a-change-in-poultry-prices-at.md) | +1.5% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2024-10-29 | [ANALYSIS: U.S. Egg Prices Surge to Record October Highs on Retail Strength, Bird Flu Cases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27870-analysis-u-s-egg-prices-surge-to-record-october-highs-on-retail-strength-bird.md) | +0.9% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-nears-record-poultry-deaths-bird-flu-virus-type-complicates-fight-2022-10-18/

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