# USDA's Vilsack says HPAI will not cause "significant impact on market"
						 | The Poultry Site

> USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said recent HPAI cases in the US are not expected to significantly affect poultry prices or supply. He cited faster testing, rapid depopulation and trading partners limiting restrictions to affected states or regions. Several cases have been in backyard flocks, with a few in commercial operations.

- Date: 2022-02-25 · published 2022-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42717-usda-s-vilsack-says-hpai-will-not-cause-significant-impact-on-market-the
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Official confidence that impacts will stay regional limits the price premium for poultry and keeps feed demand largely unchanged. Traders may view the outbreak as a contained risk rather than a sustained demand shock.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/usdas-vilsack-says-hpai-will-not-cause-significant-impact-on-market

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