# DLR Monthly Exclusive: Bird Flu Returns as Turkey Industry Struggles to Rebuild

> Avian influenza has returned to northern US states since late August, with over 600,000 commercial turkeys affected in five weeks, plus outbreaks in South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. Industry sources say the disease is entrenched in wild birds and the fall migration risk is rising.

- Date: 2026-09-22 · published 2026-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17476-dlr-monthly-exclusive-bird-flu-returns-as-turkey-industry-struggles-to-rebuild
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Losses in turkey and layer flocks reduce demand for feed ingredients in affected operations, though the effect on prices is modest at current scale. Renewed outbreaks also raise the risk of egg supply swings later in the year.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-07-22 | [Bird flu: The Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry is in a fix - Rediff.com Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46082-bird-flu-the-rs-90-000-cr-poultry-industry-is-in-a-fix-rediff-com-business.md) | -2.8% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2020-03-20 | [How coronavirus, bird flu and rumours to stay off non-veg hit poultry industry hard in India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54159-how-coronavirus-bird-flu-and-rumours-to-stay-off-non-veg-hit-poultry-industry.md) | -0.6% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2026-02-27 | [Bird flu devastates 7.4 million Pennsylvania chickens in a month \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15933-bird-flu-devastates-7-4-million-pennsylvania-chickens-in-a-month-reuters.md) | +2.0% | +7.3% |
| CORN | 2021-06-11 | [Weekly poultry digest: Europe issues a report on bird flu
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46582-weekly-poultry-digest-europe-issues-a-report-on-bird-flu-the-poultry-site.md) | -6.1% | -4.6% |
| SBM | 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) | +1.8% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2021-07-22 | [Bird flu: The Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry is in a fix - Rediff.com Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46082-bird-flu-the-rs-90-000-cr-poultry-industry-is-in-a-fix-rediff-com-business.md) | -2.9% | -2.7% |
| SBM | 2020-03-20 | [How coronavirus, bird flu and rumours to stay off non-veg hit poultry industry hard in India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54159-how-coronavirus-bird-flu-and-rumours-to-stay-off-non-veg-hit-poultry-industry.md) | +2.6% | -8.4% |

## Sources

- meatingplace.com: https://meatingplace.com/dlr-monthly-exclusive-bird-flu-returns-as-turkey-industry-struggles-to-rebuild/

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