# US bird flu case puts chicken, turkey farms on high alert | AP News

> A US bird flu (HPAI) case has put chicken and turkey farms on alert. Poultry industry and government officials say they have plans to stop spread faster than in the 2015 outbreak. Egg, turkey and chicken prices could rise and supply could fall if enough farms are infected.

- Date: 2022-02-15 · published 2022-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42716-us-bird-flu-case-puts-chicken-turkey-farms-on-high-alert-ap-news
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Losses of laying hens and turkeys reduce poultry output and feed demand, while tighter egg and poultry supply can lift prices for the broader protein complex. Corn and soybean meal demand from poultry integrators could soften if flock sizes drop.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-02-18 | [Supply Chains Latest: Bird Flu Threat to U.S. Chicken Farms - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42722-supply-chains-latest-bird-flu-threat-to-u-s-chicken-farms-bloomberg.md) | +5.8% | +16.7% |
| CORN | 2021-01-13 | [Bird flu scare continues to wreck havoc on chicken, egg sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49153-bird-flu-scare-continues-to-wreck-havoc-on-chicken-egg-sales.md) | +2.0% | +7.5% |
| CORN | 2025-03-14 | [Chicken prices crash as bird flu worries weigh on consumption - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25726-chicken-prices-crash-as-bird-flu-worries-weigh-on-consumption-the-economic-times.md) | +6.8% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu: India’s chicken and egg problem](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49155-bird-flu-india-s-chicken-and-egg-problem.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu triggers fresh fears, prices of chicken, eggs crash \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49145-bird-flu-triggers-fresh-fears-prices-of-chicken-eggs-crash-india-news-the.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| SBM | 2021-01-13 | [Bird flu scare continues to wreck havoc on chicken, egg sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49153-bird-flu-scare-continues-to-wreck-havoc-on-chicken-egg-sales.md) | -3.0% | -4.4% |
| SBM | 2025-03-14 | [Chicken prices crash as bird flu worries weigh on consumption - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25726-chicken-prices-crash-as-bird-flu-worries-weigh-on-consumption-the-economic-times.md) | -0.8% | -0.2% |
| SBM | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu: India’s chicken and egg problem](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49155-bird-flu-india-s-chicken-and-egg-problem.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/business-health-environment-and-nature-iowa-agriculture-9245d97453568576bd0b564f9c52c343

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