# Bird Flu Is Spreading in the U.S., Threatening Chicken Exports - Bloomberg

> A deadly bird flu strain that has been raising egg prices ahead of Easter was discovered in five new U.S. states, with a commercial poultry farm in Johnston County affected. The virus is increasingly threatening U.S. poultry exports.

- Date: 2022-03-30 · published 2022-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42271-bird-flu-is-spreading-in-the-u-s-threatening-chicken-exports-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Spread to new states and threatened export markets could cut poultry output and trade demand, which pressures chicken prices and reduces poultry feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-30/bird-flu-is-spreading-in-the-u-s-threatening-chicken-exports

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