# Bird flu in US pushes poultry prices in Mexico to 4-year high

> Mexican whole-chicken prices rose from 52.60 to 75.20 pesos per kilo between February 2024 and February 2025, with some areas up 43%. Roughly 21-22% of Mexico's chicken supply comes from the US and Brazil, and bird flu outbreaks in the US are cited as a driver.

- Date: 2025-04-01 · published 2025-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25727-bird-flu-in-us-pushes-poultry-prices-in-mexico-to-4-year-high
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Mexican poultry prices reflect tight protein supply tied to US avian flu losses, which supports demand for feed grains and meal in Mexico's poultry sector over time.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-10 | [Chicken Prices Rreach Record High Levels Due to Bird Flu Outbreak
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72132-chicken-prices-rreach-record-high-levels-due-to-bird-flu-outbreak-the-poultry.md) | +1.9% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2022-04-14 | [Focus: Bird flu, Ukraine war push egg prices higher worldwide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41849-focus-bird-flu-ukraine-war-push-egg-prices-higher-worldwide.md) | +3.1% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2017-12-08 | [Egg prices to jump up to 20% over bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67482-egg-prices-to-jump-up-to-20-over-bird-flu.md) | +2.9% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2022-10-18 | [Bird flu kills close to a record number of poultry in the U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16240-bird-flu-kills-close-to-a-record-number-of-poultry-in-the-u-s.md) | -0.9% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2023-11-02 | [Mexico reports first outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on poultry farm \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16139-mexico-reports-first-outbreak-of-h5n1-bird-flu-on-poultry-farm-reuters.md) | +1.4% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- mexiconewsdaily.com: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/bird-flu-in-us-pushes-chicken-prices-mexico-43-percent/

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