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Bird losses from HPAI fell 95% in April compared with the February peak, totaling about 615,000 birds across 11 commercial farms and six backyard flocks. Confirmed cases in domestic flocks were limited to six states.
Losses through four months of 2026 exceed 21.2 million birds.
The sharp April drop eases supply concerns for eggs and poultry, reinforcing the price softness in eggs. Lower culling also means fewer layer losses that would otherwise support feed demand.
meatingplace.comFrank FuhrigMay 4, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
