# Avian influenza leads to decline in poultry meat production across EU - Poultry News

> The European Commission's short-term outlook projects EU poultry meat production falling 0.9% in 2021 because avian influenza outbreaks in 18 countries, notably Poland, are hindering output. EU broiler prices reached exceptionally high levels in the second quarter, while feed costs are rising faster than meat prices.

- Date: 2021-08-16 · published 2021-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45691-avian-influenza-leads-to-decline-in-poultry-meat-production-across-eu-poultry
- 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

Lower EU poultry output tightens meat supply and supports prices, while higher feed costs raise pressure on producers' feed purchasing and demand for grain and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-04-10 | [ASF spreads to Tibet \| 2019-04-10  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59459-asf-spreads-to-tibet-2019-04-10-meat-poultry.md) | +1.1% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2018-12-21 | [Best of 2018: African Swine Fever impacts global protein flows \| 2018-12-21  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61453-best-of-2018-african-swine-fever-impacts-global-protein-flows-2018-12-21-meat.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2022-11-11 | [Egg prices soar as farmers battle inflation, avian flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38685-egg-prices-soar-as-farmers-battle-inflation-avian-flu.md) | +3.0% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2021-04-02 | [Bad weather and the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) increase agricultural and livestock prices in South Korea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12940-bad-weather-and-the-spread-of-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-ai-increase.md) | +0.4% | +22.0% |
| CORN | 2020-02-03 | [African Swine Fever Shrinks Pork Production in China, Swells Demand for Imported Pork \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54484-african-swine-fever-shrinks-pork-production-in-china-swells-demand-for-imported.md) | -0.2% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2022-07-05 | [High demand, tight production make for bullish poultry market \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40638-high-demand-tight-production-make-for-bullish-poultry-market-meat-poultry.md) | +4.1% | +5.8% |
| SBM | 2019-04-10 | [ASF spreads to Tibet \| 2019-04-10  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59459-asf-spreads-to-tibet-2019-04-10-meat-poultry.md) | -0.8% | -6.6% |
| SBM | 2018-12-21 | [Best of 2018: African Swine Fever impacts global protein flows \| 2018-12-21  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61453-best-of-2018-african-swine-fever-impacts-global-protein-flows-2018-12-21-meat.md) | +0.4% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- poultrynews.co.uk: https://www.poultrynews.co.uk/business-politics/avian-influenza-leads-to-decline-in-poultry-meat-production-across-eu.html

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