# US has lost more than 1,000 commercial flocks to avian flu | WATTPoultry.com

> The 2022-26 HPAI outbreak has now hit more than 1,000 US commercial flocks, passing that mark on March 31 and 1,001 on April 1. Most losses have been turkey flocks, with significant layer, broiler and duck losses as well.

- Date: 2026-04-03 · published 2026-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19726-us-has-lost-more-than-1-000-commercial-flocks-to-avian-flu-wattpoultry-com
- 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

Continued poultry losses reduce bird numbers and feed demand, mainly in turkeys and layers, which is modestly bearish for poultry feed demand and supportive of chicken and turkey prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-12-13 | [Cost of Ukrainian avian flu outbreak high \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73622-cost-of-ukrainian-avian-flu-outbreak-high-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -1.7% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2021-02-11 | [Algeria records first avian flu outbreak, more cases in Asia \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48497-algeria-records-first-avian-flu-outbreak-more-cases-in-asia-wattpoultry-com.md) | -0.6% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2021-01-13 | [Indian poultry market hit by avian flu scares \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49147-indian-poultry-market-hit-by-avian-flu-scares-wattpoultry-com.md) | +2.0% | +7.5% |
| CORN | 2023-11-02 | [Avian flu, rising costs hit African poultry producers \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33322-avian-flu-rising-costs-hit-african-poultry-producers-wattpoultry-com.md) | +1.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2021-06-16 | [South Africa’s poultry sector focuses on avian flu control \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46579-south-africa-s-poultry-sector-focuses-on-avian-flu-control-wattpoultry-com.md) | -2.3% | +2.5% |
| SBM | 2021-02-11 | [Algeria records first avian flu outbreak, more cases in Asia \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48497-algeria-records-first-avian-flu-outbreak-more-cases-in-asia-wattpoultry-com.md) | +1.5% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2021-01-13 | [Indian poultry market hit by avian flu scares \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49147-indian-poultry-market-hit-by-avian-flu-scares-wattpoultry-com.md) | -3.0% | -4.4% |
| SBM | 2023-11-02 | [Avian flu, rising costs hit African poultry producers \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33322-avian-flu-rising-costs-hit-african-poultry-producers-wattpoultry-com.md) | +4.3% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/news/15821317/us-has-lost-more-than-1000-commercial-flocks-to-avian-flu

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