# How avian flu affects turkey, broiler market | WATTPoultry.com

> An analyst interview on WATT Poultry says the US HPAI outbreak resembles 2015 for turkey but will hit turkey harder than broilers. He said broiler losses are small at a couple million birds and trade impacts are hard to see. Dark meat values are firming while breast and wing values remain elevated.

- Date: 2022-04-13 · published 2022-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42007-how-avian-flu-affects-turkey-broiler-market-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Limited broiler losses mean chicken supply is only modestly reduced, so the price effect on chicken is mixed, while turkey supply is more exposed.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15535573/how-avian-flu-affects-turkey-broiler-market

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