# US Records Worst Bird Flu Outbreak in Two Years at Iowa Egg Farm - Bloomberg

> Bird flu was detected in an Iowa egg-laying flock affecting 4.2 million birds, the largest US outbreak since 2022. The affected producer is a top US egg producer with nearly 12% of the country's layer hens.

- Date: 2024-05-28 · published 2024-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30280-us-records-worst-bird-flu-outbreak-in-two-years-at-iowa-egg-farm-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A loss of this size tightens egg supply and reduces layer feed demand, a bearish factor for corn and soybean meal, while lifting egg prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-05-23 | [How a US Bird Flu Outbreak Is Making Eggs More Expensive - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41404-how-a-us-bird-flu-outbreak-is-making-eggs-more-expensive-bloomberg.md) | +0.0% | -1.2% |
| 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 | 2025-01-13 | [U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak - CBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26647-u-s-egg-industry-sees-record-chicken-deaths-from-bird-flu-outbreak-cbs-news.md) | +1.7% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2021-07-18 | [Bird flu outbreak hits a farm at Denu in Volta \| Ghana News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45948-bird-flu-outbreak-hits-a-farm-at-denu-in-volta-ghana-news-agency.md) | -1.1% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2025-02-02 | [Egg prices have soared as farmers contend with bird flu outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26065-egg-prices-have-soared-as-farmers-contend-with-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| SBM | 2022-05-23 | [How a US Bird Flu Outbreak Is Making Eggs More Expensive - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41404-how-a-us-bird-flu-outbreak-is-making-eggs-more-expensive-bloomberg.md) | +1.0% | +1.5% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2025-01-13 | [U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak - CBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26647-u-s-egg-industry-sees-record-chicken-deaths-from-bird-flu-outbreak-cbs-news.md) | +1.8% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-28/us-records-worst-bird-flu-outbreak-in-two-years-at-iowa-egg-farm

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