# 2022-24 overview of HPAI’s effect on the US layer industry | WATTPoultry.com

> HPAI has depopulated about 73.4 million US layer hens across 57 flocks since February 2022, according to USDA APHIS data. The 2022 outbreak was the most severe, while 2024 has already seen about 17.2 million layers lost through July.

- Date: 2024-09-04 · published 2024-09-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28301-2022-24-overview-of-hpai-s-effect-on-the-us-layer-industry-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained layer losses tighten egg supply and support high egg prices, which reduces the number of hens consuming feed. This is a background demand drag for corn and soymeal used in layer rations.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-22 | [Commodities Overview October 2024 Edition - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27993-commodities-overview-october-2024-edition-adm-investor-services.md) | -0.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [Commodities Overview February 2026 Edition - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20621-commodities-overview-february-2026-edition-adm-investor-services.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2018-07-10 | [Poultry sector collusion hard to prove, says Wells Fargo \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64188-poultry-sector-collusion-hard-to-prove-says-wells-fargo-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | -1.8% | +7.9% |
| CORN | 2026-06-16 | [US egg prices fall sharply as flock rebuilds after HPAI losses
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18789-us-egg-prices-fall-sharply-as-flock-rebuilds-after-hpai-losses-the-poultry-site.md) | -0.8% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2023-06-05 | [Impact of the 2022 avian influenza epidemic in the US - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35495-impact-of-the-2022-avian-influenza-epidemic-in-the-us-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -3.7% | -8.1% |
| SBM | 2024-11-21 | [Commodities Overview November 2024 Edition - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11135-commodities-overview-november-2024-edition-adm-investor-services.md) | +0.1% | -2.3% |
| SBM | 2026-06-16 | [US egg prices fall sharply as flock rebuilds after HPAI losses
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18789-us-egg-prices-fall-sharply-as-flock-rebuilds-after-hpai-losses-the-poultry-site.md) | -0.1% | +4.0% |
| SBM | 2020-08-11 | [New Study Finds COVID-19 Pandemic Has $4.7 Billion Impact on the Soybean Industry \| United Soybean Board](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51686-new-study-finds-covid-19-pandemic-has-4-7-billion-impact-on-the-soybean.md) | +5.7% | +8.9% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/news/15683189/202224-overview-of-hpais-effect-on-the-us-layer-industry

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