# Why is bird flu so bad right now? | Nature

> Nature reports that avian influenza is spreading widely, with new biosafety measures in France and the UK, deaths of penguins in South Africa, and a first South Korean case in six months. In the US, the disease is pushing up turkey prices ahead of Thanksgiving, and US domestic bird deaths approach record levels.

- Date: 2022-10-21 · published 2022-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16243-why-is-bird-flu-so-bad-right-now-nature
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Rising bird flu losses in the US and Europe tighten poultry and turkey supply, supporting prices and demand for feed ingredients used in poultry rations.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03322-2

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