# Why the ongoing bird flu outbreak is driving up poultry costs ahead of Thanksgiving | PBS News

> Highly pathogenic avian influenza has spread through chicken and turkey flocks in 46 US states since February 2022, with over 50 million birds culled. Culling is driving up egg and poultry prices ahead of Thanksgiving.

- Date: 2022-11-16 · published 2022-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38683-why-the-ongoing-bird-flu-outbreak-is-driving-up-poultry-costs-ahead-of
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy bird losses reduce poultry and egg supply during the holiday demand peak, supporting higher poultry prices. Demand for feed ingredients may soften as flocks shrink.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-08-19 | [Just as inflation cools, bird flu is driving up the price of eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28792-just-as-inflation-cools-bird-flu-is-driving-up-the-price-of-eggs.md) | -0.7% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2025-02-28 | [Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits? \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26059-are-egg-producers-inflating-prices-during-the-bird-flu-outbreak-to-boost.md) | -2.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2022-04-07 | [What consumers need to know about the avian flu outbreak \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16287-what-consumers-need-to-know-about-the-avian-flu-outbreak-pbs-news.md) | -1.1% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2025-01-24 | [Bird Flu in U.S. Is Creating Egg Shortages and Driving Up Prices - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26644-bird-flu-in-u-s-is-creating-egg-shortages-and-driving-up-prices-the-new-york.md) | -0.2% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2022-12-02 | [The bird flu outbreak is the deadliest in U.S. history. Here's what we know : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16226-the-bird-flu-outbreak-is-the-deadliest-in-u-s-history-here-s-what-we-know-npr.md) | -1.9% | +2.9% |
| SBM | 2024-08-19 | [Just as inflation cools, bird flu is driving up the price of eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28792-just-as-inflation-cools-bird-flu-is-driving-up-the-price-of-eggs.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |
| SBM | 2025-02-28 | [Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits? \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26059-are-egg-producers-inflating-prices-during-the-bird-flu-outbreak-to-boost.md) | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2025-01-24 | [Bird Flu in U.S. Is Creating Egg Shortages and Driving Up Prices - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26644-bird-flu-in-u-s-is-creating-egg-shortages-and-driving-up-prices-the-new-york.md) | -2.7% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- pbs.org: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/why-the-ongoing-bird-flu-outbreak-is-driving-up-poultry-costs-ahead-of-thanksgiving

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