# Chicken prices crash as bird flu worries weigh on consumption - The Economic Times

> Chicken prices in several Indian states have fallen 25-30% over the past two months as consumers cut back after H5N1 bird flu cases were reported in nine states. Jharkhand and Karnataka have carried out mass culling, and surplus supply has added pressure on prices.

- Date: 2025-03-14 · published 2025-03-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25726-chicken-prices-crash-as-bird-flu-worries-weigh-on-consumption-the-economic-times
- 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

Weaker chicken demand and oversupplied poultry reduce near-term feed grain and meal demand in India, a mildly bearish signal for corn and soymeal consumption in that market.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu triggers fresh fears, prices of chicken, eggs crash \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49145-bird-flu-triggers-fresh-fears-prices-of-chicken-eggs-crash-india-news-the.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| CORN | 2021-01-14 | [Mumbai: Shopowners slash prices of chicken and egg, consumption dips too](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49151-mumbai-shopowners-slash-prices-of-chicken-and-egg-consumption-dips-too.md) | +0.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2026-06-03 | [Korean Egg Prices Surge as Bird Flu Cuts Supply - Seoul Economic Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18791-korean-egg-prices-surge-as-bird-flu-cuts-supply-seoul-economic-daily.md) | -4.1% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2024-08-19 | [Just as inflation cools, bird flu is driving up the price of eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28792-just-as-inflation-cools-bird-flu-is-driving-up-the-price-of-eggs.md) | -0.7% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2021-01-13 | [Bird flu scare continues to wreck havoc on chicken, egg sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49153-bird-flu-scare-continues-to-wreck-havoc-on-chicken-egg-sales.md) | +2.0% | +7.5% |
| SBM | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu triggers fresh fears, prices of chicken, eggs crash \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49145-bird-flu-triggers-fresh-fears-prices-of-chicken-eggs-crash-india-news-the.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2026-06-03 | [Korean Egg Prices Surge as Bird Flu Cuts Supply - Seoul Economic Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18791-korean-egg-prices-surge-as-bird-flu-cuts-supply-seoul-economic-daily.md) | -9.0% | -8.8% |
| SBM | 2024-08-19 | [Just as inflation cools, bird flu is driving up the price of eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28792-just-as-inflation-cools-bird-flu-is-driving-up-the-price-of-eggs.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- economictimes.indiatimes.com: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/chicken-prices-crash-as-bird-flu-worries-weigh-on-consumption/articleshow/119007482.cms

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