# Embargoes From Past Avian Flu Outbreaks Reduced Demand for U.S. Chicken Meat | Economic Research Service

> A USDA Economic Research Service analysis finds that trade embargoes after past HPAI outbreaks in 2004 and 2014-15 cut export demand for US poultry and depressed domestic prices even in unaffected regions. The study covers how markets respond to outbreaks of different sizes.

- Date: 2022-06-06 · published 2022-06-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41094-embargoes-from-past-avian-flu-outbreaks-reduced-demand-for-u-s-chicken-meat
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The findings suggest current HPAI outbreaks could reduce US poultry export demand and pressure domestic chicken prices, a reminder that trade restrictions amplify disease impacts on the market.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: https://ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2022/june/embargoes-from-past-avian-flu-outbreaks-reduced-demand-for-u-s-chicken-meat

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