# On the frontline against bird flu, egg farmers fear they're losing the battle : Shots - Health News : NPR

> NPR reports that egg producers, including Herbruck's Poultry Ranch, are struggling with the 2024 bird flu outbreak and the need to cull millions of birds. The article describes the USDA stamping-out approach and its financial and emotional toll. Egg farms have faced repeated outbreaks since April 2024.

- Date: 2025-02-02 · published 2025-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26064-on-the-frontline-against-bird-flu-egg-farmers-fear-they-re-losing-the-battle
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Repeated culling of large flocks reduces national layer numbers and supports high egg prices. Lower hen populations also cut demand for feed grain and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-14 | [Still reeling from COVID-19, Asia’s poultry farmers are battling bird flu outbreaks
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49157-still-reeling-from-covid-19-asia-s-poultry-farmers-are-battling-bird-flu.md) | +0.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-01-17 | [Asian Farmers Battle New Bird Flu Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49036-asian-farmers-battle-new-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -2.6% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2024-08-17 | [Egg prices are rising once again as bird flu limits supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28789-egg-prices-are-rising-once-again-as-bird-flu-limits-supply.md) | -0.7% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2025-02-28 | [Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits? \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26059-are-egg-producers-inflating-prices-during-the-bird-flu-outbreak-to-boost.md) | -2.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-01-09 | [Bird flu hits foie gras farmers as lethal strains sweep Europe \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49034-bird-flu-hits-foie-gras-farmers-as-lethal-strains-sweep-europe-the-straits-times.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| SBM | 2021-01-14 | [Still reeling from COVID-19, Asia’s poultry farmers are battling bird flu outbreaks
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49157-still-reeling-from-covid-19-asia-s-poultry-farmers-are-battling-bird-flu.md) | -3.0% | -5.9% |
| SBM | 2021-01-17 | [Asian Farmers Battle New Bird Flu Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49036-asian-farmers-battle-new-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -6.7% | -5.1% |
| SBM | 2024-08-17 | [Egg prices are rising once again as bird flu limits supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28789-egg-prices-are-rising-once-again-as-bird-flu-limits-supply.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/02/nx-s1-5282389/avian-bird-flu-eggs-prices-cull-usda-michigan-poultry-influenza-farmer-vaccination-h5n1

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