# Bird flu spreads to major poultry producing states Arkansas and Alabama | Agriculture Dive

> Bird flu has been confirmed on commercial breeder flocks in Arkansas and Alabama, the first outbreaks in those states in a year. More than 1 million birds have been affected since the US resurgence began in October, and Mexico has restricted poultry imports from affected counties.

- Date: 2023-11-06 · published 2023-11-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33203-bird-flu-spreads-to-major-poultry-producing-states-arkansas-and-alabama
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Import restrictions on US poultry from affected counties cut export demand for chicken and can pressure broiler prices. Outbreaks in major producing states also raise supply risk for meat processors.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- agriculturedive.com: https://www.agriculturedive.com/news/bird-flu-arkansas-alabama-chicken-poultry/698893/

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