# The world’s deadliest bird flu outbreak tightened egg supplies. Here’s how it’s hammering the industry. | Supply Chain Dive

> The current HPAI (H5N1) outbreak began in early 2022 and has killed over 58 million chickens and turkeys globally. The outbreak has strained egg supplies and caused skyrocketing prices and record producer profits in the US.

- Date: 2023-04-04 · published 2023-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36418-the-world-s-deadliest-bird-flu-outbreak-tightened-egg-supplies-here-s-how-it-s
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tens of millions of birds lost have tightened layer numbers and feed demand, a structural factor that has supported egg prices and could reverse as flocks rebuild.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-09 | [The Hindu Explains \| How serious is the bird flu outbreak in India, and how can it be contained? - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49032-the-hindu-explains-how-serious-is-the-bird-flu-outbreak-in-india-and-how-can-it.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| CORN | 2022-04-15 | [Weekly global protein digest: France, US severe HPAI outbreaks tighten egg supplies
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41852-weekly-global-protein-digest-france-us-severe-hpai-outbreaks-tighten-egg.md) | +2.1% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2026-10-27 | [Bird Flu Forces Depopulation of 934,600 Egg-Laying Hens in Clinton County, Illinois, the Nation's Largest Active Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17126-bird-flu-forces-depopulation-of-934-600-egg-laying-hens-in-clinton-county.md) | +0.0% | — |
| CORN | 2026-10-29 | [Should Shoppers Expect Higher Egg Prices After the Illinois Bird Flu Outbreak? Here Is What USDA Market Data Shows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17122-should-shoppers-expect-higher-egg-prices-after-the-illinois-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -1.5% | — |
| CORN | 2024-09-18 | [Is bird flu here to stay? And, if so, what does that mean for the poultry industry? — Grow Well Consulting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28305-is-bird-flu-here-to-stay-and-if-so-what-does-that-mean-for-the-poultry-industry.md) | -1.2% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- supplychaindive.com: https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/deadliest-bird-flu-avian-influenza-outbreak-eggs-poultry-photos/646460/

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