# Bird flu exacerbates Iowa egg industry’s economic pains | Iowa Public Radio

> Bird flu has culled some 24 million birds in US poultry and turkey flocks, hitting Iowa, the leading egg-producing state. Iowa's agriculture secretary warned the losses could mirror the 2015 outbreak, which cost the state $1.2 billion and over 8,000 jobs. Restocking will take considerable time even with USDA indemnity payments.

- Date: 2022-04-11 · published 2022-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41851-bird-flu-exacerbates-iowa-egg-industry-s-economic-pains-iowa-public-radio
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Slower restocking of layer flocks keeps egg supply tight and prices high for longer, which reduces feed demand from the layer sector over the coming months.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-04 | [Global poultry industry shaken by bird flu situation – Rabobank - Agriland.ie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72133-global-poultry-industry-shaken-by-bird-flu-situation-rabobank-agriland-ie.md) | -3.8% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-11-16 | [Bird flu, holiday season linked to an egg shortage in Nebraska \| Nebraska Public Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38686-bird-flu-holiday-season-linked-to-an-egg-shortage-in-nebraska-nebraska-public.md) | -2.4% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2023-05-17 | [Brazil boosts bird flu defense to protect world's top chicken industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36083-brazil-boosts-bird-flu-defense-to-protect-world-s-top-chicken-industry.md) | +2.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-04-13 | [Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71500-bird-flu-redirects-trade-flow-of-u-s-chicken-eggs-grains.md) | -2.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-04-04 | [The world’s deadliest bird flu outbreak tightened egg supplies. Here’s how it’s hammering the industry. \| Supply Chain Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36418-the-world-s-deadliest-bird-flu-outbreak-tightened-egg-supplies-here-s-how-it-s.md) | -0.9% | -3.2% |
| SBM | 2022-11-16 | [Bird flu, holiday season linked to an egg shortage in Nebraska \| Nebraska Public Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38686-bird-flu-holiday-season-linked-to-an-egg-shortage-in-nebraska-nebraska-public.md) | -1.2% | +10.1% |
| SBM | 2023-05-17 | [Brazil boosts bird flu defense to protect world's top chicken industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36083-brazil-boosts-bird-flu-defense-to-protect-world-s-top-chicken-industry.md) | -4.3% | -6.7% |
| SBM | 2017-04-13 | [Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71500-bird-flu-redirects-trade-flow-of-u-s-chicken-eggs-grains.md) | -1.5% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- iowapublicradio.org: https://www.iowapublicradio.org/agriculture/2022-04-11/bird-flu-exacerbates-iowa-egg-industrys-economic-pains

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