# Weekly poultry digest: Europe issues a report on bird flu
						 | The Poultry Site

> A EFSA report documents the spring 2021 European HPAI epidemic, with 3,555 infections across 27 countries and 22.4 million birds affected. In Brazil, contract broiler growers for BRF threatened to stop fattening chicks unless paid 10-12% more, citing soaring feed costs.

- Date: 2021-06-11 · published 2021-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46582-weekly-poultry-digest-europe-issues-a-report-on-bird-flu-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Soaring feed costs in Brazil squeeze integrators and could cut chick placements, reducing future corn and soymeal demand, while European losses reduce regional feed use.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-07-22 | [Bird flu: The Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry is in a fix - Rediff.com Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46082-bird-flu-the-rs-90-000-cr-poultry-industry-is-in-a-fix-rediff-com-business.md) | -2.8% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2022-12-20 | [Avian influenza cases in poultry and water birds on the rise \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16225-avian-influenza-cases-in-poultry-and-water-birds-on-the-rise-efsa.md) | +2.9% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2021-01-14 | [Still reeling from COVID-19, Asia’s poultry farmers are battling bird flu outbreaks
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49157-still-reeling-from-covid-19-asia-s-poultry-farmers-are-battling-bird-flu.md) | +0.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-11-16 | [Why the ongoing bird flu outbreak is driving up poultry costs ahead of Thanksgiving \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38683-why-the-ongoing-bird-flu-outbreak-is-driving-up-poultry-costs-ahead-of.md) | -2.4% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2021-01-09 | [Bird flu hits foie gras farmers as lethal strains sweep Europe \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49034-bird-flu-hits-foie-gras-farmers-as-lethal-strains-sweep-europe-the-straits-times.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| SBM | 2021-07-22 | [Bird flu: The Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry is in a fix - Rediff.com Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46082-bird-flu-the-rs-90-000-cr-poultry-industry-is-in-a-fix-rediff-com-business.md) | -2.9% | -2.7% |
| SBM | 2022-12-20 | [Avian influenza cases in poultry and water birds on the rise \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16225-avian-influenza-cases-in-poultry-and-water-birds-on-the-rise-efsa.md) | +0.5% | +7.4% |
| SBM | 2021-01-14 | [Still reeling from COVID-19, Asia’s poultry farmers are battling bird flu outbreaks
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49157-still-reeling-from-covid-19-asia-s-poultry-farmers-are-battling-bird-flu.md) | -3.0% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/weekly-poultry-digest-europe-issues-a-report-on-bird-flu

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