# Bird flu outbreak worsening cost of living crisis

> WOAH data cited by the Telegraph show more than 22 million avian flu cases in wild birds and poultry across 68 countries this season. About 94.2 million farmed poultry have been culled, versus 54.4 million last season. Experts link the outbreak to higher poultry prices amid inflation and supply chain disruption.

- Date: 2022-08-03 · published 2022-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16256-bird-flu-outbreak-worsening-cost-of-living-crisis
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Culls on this scale cut global poultry supply and push up chicken and egg prices, which can increase demand for feed ingredients to replace lost output.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- telegraph.co.uk: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/unprecedented-bird-flu-outbreak-exacerbating-food-insecurity/

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