# Supply Chains Latest: Bird Flu Threat to U.S. Chicken Farms - Bloomberg

> Deadly avian influenza has hit farms in Indiana, Virginia and Kentucky, prompting Mexico and others to ban or limit imports from certain areas. Further trade curbs are possible. The Bloomberg supply-chain update flags risk to US chicken farms.

- Date: 2022-02-18 · published 2022-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42722-supply-chains-latest-bird-flu-threat-to-u-s-chicken-farms-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Import curbs on US poultry weaken export demand for chicken and can shift supply into domestic markets. Ongoing risk of further flock losses supports chicken prices while feed demand is at risk.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-21 | [Bird flu outbreak in Georgia threatens US chicken exports, trade group says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26642-bird-flu-outbreak-in-georgia-threatens-us-chicken-exports-trade-group-says.md) | -0.5% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2023-03-17 | [China’s Latest Battle With African Swine Fever to Push Up Pork Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36846-china-s-latest-battle-with-african-swine-fever-to-push-up-pork-prices-bloomberg.md) | -1.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2024-05-28 | [US Records Worst Bird Flu Outbreak in Two Years at Iowa Egg Farm - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30280-us-records-worst-bird-flu-outbreak-in-two-years-at-iowa-egg-farm-bloomberg.md) | -4.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2022-02-15 | [US bird flu case puts chicken, turkey farms on high alert \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42716-us-bird-flu-case-puts-chicken-turkey-farms-on-high-alert-ap-news.md) | +1.4% | +13.6% |
| CORN | 2025-06-07 | [A Major American Egg Farm Just Lost 90% of its Chickens - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24214-a-major-american-egg-farm-just-lost-90-of-its-chickens-bloomberg.md) | -1.7% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-02-18/supply-chains-latest-bird-flu-threat-to-u-s-chicken-farms

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