# Bird flu slashes egg and turkey exports | Food and Environment Reporting Network

> Bird flu has reduced US exports of eggs and turkey, according to a report from the Food and Environment Reporting Network. The outbreak has cut available supply for export markets.

- Date: 2022-08-22 · published 2022-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40051-bird-flu-slashes-egg-and-turkey-exports-food-and-environment-reporting-network
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower export volumes leave more poultry product domestically, which weighs on US chicken and turkey prices unless domestic demand absorbs the surplus.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- thefern.org: https://thefern.org/ag_insider/bird-flu-slashes-egg-and-turkey-exports/

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