# U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak - CBS News

> USDA data shows more than 20 million US egg-laying chickens died in the last quarter from bird flu, the worst toll since the outbreak began in 2022. Egg prices have reached their highest in years, and taxpayers are covering the cost of culled birds.

- Date: 2025-01-13 · published 2025-01-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26647-u-s-egg-industry-sees-record-chicken-deaths-from-bird-flu-outbreak-cbs-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Record layer losses cut feed demand from the egg sector and keep egg supply tight, supporting egg prices while reducing near-term corn and meal use for layers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu: India’s chicken and egg problem](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49155-bird-flu-india-s-chicken-and-egg-problem.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| CORN | 2021-06-16 | [Is Poland’s chicken boom behind its devastating bird flu outbreak? \| Bird flu \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46577-is-poland-s-chicken-boom-behind-its-devastating-bird-flu-outbreak-bird-flu-the.md) | -2.3% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2025-01-21 | [Bird flu outbreak in Georgia threatens US chicken exports, trade group says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26642-bird-flu-outbreak-in-georgia-threatens-us-chicken-exports-trade-group-says.md) | -0.5% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2022-11-24 | [Avian flu outbreak wipes out 50.54 mln U.S. birds, a record \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16233-avian-flu-outbreak-wipes-out-50-54-mln-u-s-birds-a-record-reuters.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2024-05-28 | [US Records Worst Bird Flu Outbreak in Two Years at Iowa Egg Farm - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30280-us-records-worst-bird-flu-outbreak-in-two-years-at-iowa-egg-farm-bloomberg.md) | -4.6% | -4.6% |
| SBM | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu: India’s chicken and egg problem](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49155-bird-flu-india-s-chicken-and-egg-problem.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2025-01-21 | [Bird flu outbreak in Georgia threatens US chicken exports, trade group says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26642-bird-flu-outbreak-in-georgia-threatens-us-chicken-exports-trade-group-says.md) | +0.9% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2022-11-24 | [Avian flu outbreak wipes out 50.54 mln U.S. birds, a record \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16233-avian-flu-outbreak-wipes-out-50-54-mln-u-s-birds-a-record-reuters.md) | +2.6% | +10.4% |

## Sources

- cbsnews.com: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/egg-industry-chicken-deaths-bird-flu/

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