# What we know about the bird flu outbreak : NPR

> Nearly 23 million US birds have died in the HPAI outbreak, the worst since 2015, spreading to at least 24 states. Egg and chicken meat prices have risen sharply, with Iowa among the hardest hit.

- Date: 2022-04-06 · published 2022-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16285-what-we-know-about-the-bird-flu-outbreak-npr
- 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 bird losses cut egg and poultry meat supply, pushing prices higher and reducing demand for feed ingredients in layer and broiler rations.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-12-02 | [The bird flu outbreak is the deadliest in U.S. history. Here's what we know : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16226-the-bird-flu-outbreak-is-the-deadliest-in-u-s-history-here-s-what-we-know-npr.md) | -1.9% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2022-04-07 | [What consumers need to know about the avian flu outbreak \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16287-what-consumers-need-to-know-about-the-avian-flu-outbreak-pbs-news.md) | -1.1% | -5.5% |
| 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 | 2022-11-16 | [Why the ongoing bird flu outbreak is driving up poultry costs ahead of Thanksgiving \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38683-why-the-ongoing-bird-flu-outbreak-is-driving-up-poultry-costs-ahead-of.md) | -2.4% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2022-11-24 | [Avian flu outbreak wipes out 50.54 mln U.S. birds, a record \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16233-avian-flu-outbreak-wipes-out-50-54-mln-u-s-birds-a-record-reuters.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| SBM | 2022-12-02 | [The bird flu outbreak is the deadliest in U.S. history. Here's what we know : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16226-the-bird-flu-outbreak-is-the-deadliest-in-u-s-history-here-s-what-we-know-npr.md) | +10.1% | +12.6% |
| 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 | 2022-11-16 | [Why the ongoing bird flu outbreak is driving up poultry costs ahead of Thanksgiving \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38683-why-the-ongoing-bird-flu-outbreak-is-driving-up-poultry-costs-ahead-of.md) | -1.2% | +10.1% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2022/04/06/1091061758/bird-flu-outbreak

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