# Impact of the 2022 avian influenza epidemic in the US - Food & Agribusiness

> A detailed analysis of the 2022 avian influenza epidemic in the US finds it occurred in two separate waves with different spatial patterns. Forty-five layer farms were hit, with the highest bird losses between calendar weeks 11 and 17.

- Date: 2023-06-05 · published 2023-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35495-impact-of-the-2022-avian-influenza-epidemic-in-the-us-food-and-agribusiness
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Understanding the scale and timing of layer losses helps explain the egg supply shock and the subsequent recovery in flock numbers, which affects poultry feed demand outlook.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-12-27 | [‘Positive outlook’ for poultry in 2020 - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55717-positive-outlook-for-poultry-in-2020-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-01-13 | [US chicken sector strong going into 2025 - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26646-us-chicken-sector-strong-going-into-2025-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +1.7% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2024-09-04 | [How poultry economics are evolving in the era of avian influenza - FCC
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28469-how-poultry-economics-are-evolving-in-the-era-of-avian-influenza-fcc-the.md) | -1.4% | +4.9% |
| CORN | 2017-09-29 | [Steady growth for China’s feed industry - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68862-steady-growth-for-china-s-feed-industry-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2020-02-26 | [Case study: Brazilian corn sector healthy - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54460-case-study-brazilian-corn-sector-healthy-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +1.4% | -4.2% |
| SBM | 2025-01-13 | [US chicken sector strong going into 2025 - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26646-us-chicken-sector-strong-going-into-2025-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +1.8% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2017-04-14 | [New: Protein balance sheet EU - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71616-new-protein-balance-sheet-eu-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -2.5% | -2.5% |
| SBM | 2017-09-29 | [Steady growth for China’s feed industry - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68862-steady-growth-for-china-s-feed-industry-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +2.0% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/poultry/impact-of-the-2022-ai-epidemic-in-the-usa

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