# Bird Flu Sent Egg Prices Soaring. Now the Threat Moves to Chicken - Bloomberg

> Bird flu has spread to South America, with cases reported in Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia. Argentina detected the virus in a wild bird, and Uruguay reported its first avian influenza case. The outbreak is moving closer to Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter.

- Date: 2023-02-15 · published 2023-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South America · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37476-bird-flu-sent-egg-prices-soaring-now-the-threat-moves-to-chicken-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A confirmed outbreak in Brazil would disrupt the largest source of global chicken exports, tightening supply and lifting poultry prices. Feed buyers should expect firmer demand for substitute proteins.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-15/bird-flu-sent-egg-prices-soaring-now-threat-moves-to-chicken

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