# Don't be a chicken — literally - Farm and Dairy

> Roughly 38 million US chickens have died from HPAI or culling since January, including about 29 million egg-laying hens. USDA has added $400 million to an initial $400 million for response and indemnity payments, and preliminary May flock data suggest the outbreak is easing.

- Date: 2022-06-16 · published 2022-06-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40962-don-t-be-a-chicken-literally-farm-and-dairy
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy layer losses drove wholesale egg prices sharply higher, and easing outbreaks should moderate that pressure. Continued government funding supports flock rebuilding.

## Sources

- farmanddairy.com: https://www.farmanddairy.com/columns/dont-be-a-chicken-literally/722532.html

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