# Bird Flu Roars Back: An Update on Thanksgiving Turkey Prices | Think Global Health

> Since September, bird flu outbreaks have killed nearly 2 million turkeys on US farms, about five times the figure for the same period in 2024. Turkey flocks are at a 40-year low of 195 million birds, and hen losses total 5.7 million, just before Thanksgiving demand.

- Date: 2025-11-19 · published 2025-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21965-bird-flu-roars-back-an-update-on-thanksgiving-turkey-prices-think-global-health
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced turkey and layer supply tightens poultry meat and egg markets, which supports demand for chicken and can lift poultry prices. This effect on feed demand is modest.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thinkglobalhealth.org: https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/bird-flu-roars-back-what-it-means-for-thanksgiving

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