# Bird Flu Losses: 3% of U.S. Egg-laying Flock

> 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.

- Date: 2022-03-30 · published 2022-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42264-bird-flu-losses-3-of-u-s-egg-laying-flock
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The loss of laying hens tightens egg supply and USDA warns of possible poultry price increases, supporting demand for poultry and related feed sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/three-percent-of-us-egg-laying-flock-lost-to-bird-flu

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