# Bird flu + inflation is the perfect storm for increasing consumer prices, says top agriculture expert

> A CNBC Fast Money segment features Partners for Production Agriculture CEO Joe Kerns discussing how rising bird flu cases affect egg prices and agricultural trade. The segment links the outbreak to broader inflation pressure on consumer food prices. No new quantitative data is given.

- Date: 2022-04-18 · published 2022-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42011-bird-flu-inflation-is-the-perfect-storm-for-increasing-consumer-prices-says-top
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The discussion points to continued supply losses from bird flu feeding into higher poultry and egg prices, though it adds little new market data.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/04/18/bird-flu-inflation-is-the-perfect-storm-for-increasing-consumer-prices-says-top-agriculture-expert.html

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