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USDA data show nearly 11.8 million egg-laying hens have died in highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in less than a month, about 3% of the U.S. flock. Total poultry losses are about 17 million birds, mostly in Iowa and Minnesota.
The loss of laying hens tightens egg supply and USDA warns of possible poultry price increases, supporting demand for poultry and related feed sentiment.
agriculture.comChuck AbbottMar 30, 2022Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
