# Spotlight on economic and public health impacts of bird flu - Food & Agribusiness

> A FAIRR investor report estimates avian influenza has killed about 40 million birds globally, with economic costs of US$2.5 to 3 billion. Poultry companies such as Tyson Foods have struggled to meet demand, and culling is pushing up food prices.

- Date: 2023-09-21 · published 2023-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34102-spotlight-on-economic-and-public-health-impacts-of-bird-flu-food-and
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Global bird losses reduce poultry output and feed demand, though the report is an analysis of costs rather than a new supply shock, so its direct price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/poultry/spotlight-on-the-economic-and-public-health-impacts-of-avian-flu

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