# An outbreak of bird flu is pushing poultry prices higher : NPR

> An NPR interview with a North Carolina A&T professor says a bird flu outbreak has hit about 22 million birds across 24 states in commercial flocks. The USDA reports the average price of chicken breasts rose nearly 80 cents in a week. The guest warned that poultry costs could keep rising.

- Date: 2022-04-06 · published 2022-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42006-an-outbreak-of-bird-flu-is-pushing-poultry-prices-higher-npr
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Culling of commercial flocks cuts broiler and turkey supply while grocery chicken prices are already climbing, which supports poultry prices and feed demand for chicken production.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2022/04/06/1091199458/an-outbreak-of-bird-flu-is-pushing-poultry-prices-higher

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