# U.S. detects highly lethal bird flu in Tyson Foods chickens

> Reuters reports the US has detected a highly lethal strain of bird flu at Tyson Foods chicken operations. Government data show US chicken supplies were down 14% year on year at the end of December, and turkey inventories were down 23%, amid strong demand and labor shortages at meat plants.

- Date: 2022-02-14 · published 2022-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42841-u-s-detects-highly-lethal-bird-flu-in-tyson-foods-chickens
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A highly pathogenic avian flu detection at a major integrator threatens flock losses and trade restrictions, tightening chicken supply and supporting poultry prices and demand for feed ingredients such as corn and soybean meal.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-04-13 | [Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71500-bird-flu-redirects-trade-flow-of-u-s-chicken-eggs-grains.md) | -2.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-05-17 | [Brazil boosts bird flu defense to protect world's top chicken industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36083-brazil-boosts-bird-flu-defense-to-protect-world-s-top-chicken-industry.md) | +2.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2024-07-24 | [Bird flu: Over 100 million chickens are dead. Is the virus here to stay? \| Vox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29267-bird-flu-over-100-million-chickens-are-dead-is-the-virus-here-to-stay-vox.md) | -1.8% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2023-09-22 | [South Africa's Quantum Foods says about 2 million chickens killed by bird flu \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34096-south-africa-s-quantum-foods-says-about-2-million-chickens-killed-by-bird-flu.md) | +1.4% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2017-03-10 | [Chicken Prices Rreach Record High Levels Due to Bird Flu Outbreak
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72132-chicken-prices-rreach-record-high-levels-due-to-bird-flu-outbreak-the-poultry.md) | +1.9% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/usda-reports-highly-lethal-bird-flu-kentucky-chicken-farm-2022-02-14/

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