
Avian influenza in the US has driven Mexican chicken prices up sharply, with some areas seeing 43% increases over the past year. The article notes over 100 million US poultry birds have died or been culled since 2022, and USDA has committed up to $1 billion to biosecurity, farmer relief and vaccine research.
Tight US and Mexican poultry supply supports feed demand and protein prices, though USDA support measures may gradually help restore flock size and cap the rally.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 145 past neutral disease events, Corn moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.7%), and +0.0% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.