# Avian influenza confirmed in California broiler chickens | WATTPoultry.com

> A commercial broiler flock of 786,600 birds in Tulare County, California tested positive for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza, the first US broiler detection since February. It follows two commercial egg-layer detections in Utah and Washington within two days.

- Date: 2024-10-21 · published 2024-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28002-avian-influenza-confirmed-in-california-broiler-chickens-wattpoultry-com
- 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

Avian flu outbreaks reduce bird numbers and can trigger trade restrictions on US poultry, supporting chicken prices while weakening feed demand from affected flocks.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-24 | [Experts weigh in on the impact of Avian Influenza on the poultry industry \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72001-experts-weigh-in-on-the-impact-of-avian-influenza-on-the-poultry-industry.md) | +0.4% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-12-20 | [Avian influenza cases in poultry and water birds on the rise \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16225-avian-influenza-cases-in-poultry-and-water-birds-on-the-rise-efsa.md) | +2.9% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2021-01-13 | [Indian poultry market hit by avian flu scares \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49147-indian-poultry-market-hit-by-avian-flu-scares-wattpoultry-com.md) | +2.0% | +7.5% |
| CORN | 2021-02-11 | [Algeria records first avian flu outbreak, more cases in Asia \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48497-algeria-records-first-avian-flu-outbreak-more-cases-in-asia-wattpoultry-com.md) | -0.6% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2016-12-13 | [Cost of Ukrainian avian flu outbreak high \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73622-cost-of-ukrainian-avian-flu-outbreak-high-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -1.7% | +0.0% |
| SBM | 2017-03-24 | [Experts weigh in on the impact of Avian Influenza on the poultry industry \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72001-experts-weigh-in-on-the-impact-of-avian-influenza-on-the-poultry-industry.md) | -1.8% | -3.5% |
| SBM | 2022-12-20 | [Avian influenza cases in poultry and water birds on the rise \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16225-avian-influenza-cases-in-poultry-and-water-birds-on-the-rise-efsa.md) | +0.5% | +7.4% |
| SBM | 2021-01-13 | [Indian poultry market hit by avian flu scares \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49147-indian-poultry-market-hit-by-avian-flu-scares-wattpoultry-com.md) | -3.0% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15706376/avian-influenza-confirmed-in-california-broiler-chickens

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