# Nearly half of US HPAI-hit flocks in 2025 were in Ohio, Indiana

> USDA APHIS data show 285 commercial flocks were lost to HPAI in the US in 2025, with 137 in Ohio and Indiana. Ohio's 70 infections all occurred in the first four months of the year, while Indiana's losses ran January through March and October through December.

- Date: 2026-02-01 · published 2026-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21047-nearly-half-of-us-hpai-hit-flocks-in-2025-were-in-ohio-indiana
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Concentrated Midwest flock losses reduced layer and turkey output in past months, but the figures are historical and carry limited new price impact.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-01-02 | [Expectation Of HPAI & Egg Prices Into 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21045-expectation-of-hpai-and-egg-prices-into-2026.md) | +0.6% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-01-06 | [How HPAI bird losses in 2025 varied by state \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21041-how-hpai-bird-losses-in-2025-varied-by-state-wattpoultry-com.md) | -3.2% | -2.5% |
| 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 | 2026-10-06 | [South Korea's 2025-26 HPAI season cut layer flock by 13.6%
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17125-south-korea-s-2025-26-hpai-season-cut-layer-flock-by-13-6-the-poultry-site.md) | -1.8% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2020-01-12 | [Avian Flu Diary: DEFRA SitRep #7 :  HPAI H5N8 Flu In Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54966-avian-flu-diary-defra-sitrep-7-hpai-h5n8-flu-in-europe.md) | +0.6% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/news/15788176/nearly-half-of-us-hpaihit-flocks-in-2025-were-in-ohio-indiana

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Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.