# Michigan poultry industry recovering from ongoing avian influenza outbreaks - Brownfield Ag News

> Michigan's poultry sector is recovering after losing more than 7.6 million layers since March 2024, with a turkey sector loss of nearly one million birds in fall 2025. The state association says commercial flocks have not been hit since last spring and egg prices there are quite low.

- Date: 2026-01-20 · published 2026-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21046-michigan-poultry-industry-recovering-from-ongoing-avian-influenza-outbreaks
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Slow rebuilding of layer capacity and turkey losses trim regional poultry output, a small but ongoing drag on feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-11-03 | [U.S. Approaches Record Number of Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Wild Birds and Poultry \| Bird Flu \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16231-u-s-approaches-record-number-of-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-wild-birds-and.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2017-03-07 | [Avian flu not a market mover, at this point - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72135-avian-flu-not-a-market-mover-at-this-point-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.2% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2018-05-07 | [Further outbreaks of avian flu hit poultry in Asia, Africa \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64897-further-outbreaks-of-avian-flu-hit-poultry-in-asia-africa-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2023-04-10 | [Poultry Industry Outlook \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36555-poultry-industry-outlook-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.8% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2016-11-01 | [Biosecurity Education and Compliance are Critical in Preventing Avian Influenza Outbreaks \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73878-biosecurity-education-and-compliance-are-critical-in-preventing-avian-influenza.md) | +1.9% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/michigan-poultry-industry-recovering-from-ongoing-avian-influenza-outbreaks/

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