# Avian Flu Losses in 2022 Impact on Consumer Prices | American Ag Network

> USDA's Economic Research Service reports that frozen wholesale turkey breast prices rose sharply after the 2022 avian flu outbreak, peaking at $2.98 per pound in October 2022. Cumulative turkey losses exceeded seven million birds. Breast prices averaged $2.34 per pound in late April 2023, down from the peak but above the year before.

- Date: 2023-06-08 · published 2023-06-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35645-avian-flu-losses-in-2022-impact-on-consumer-prices-american-ag-network
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lingering turkey supply losses keep wholesale poultry prices elevated relative to last year, though the decline from peak signals easing pressure on poultry protein costs.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- americanagnetwork.com: https://www.americanagnetwork.com/2023/06/08/avian-flu-losses-in-2022-impact-on-consumer-prices/

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