# Bird flu to hit January sales, unlikely to cull poultry profitability this fiscal

> Crisil expects the avian flu outbreak in India to cut poultry sales by about a third in January 2021. Broiler wholesale prices have fallen 20-30% from December levels, though it expects a price rebound later.

- Date: 2021-01-18 · published 2021-01-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49149-bird-flu-to-hit-january-sales-unlikely-to-cull-poultry-profitability-this-fiscal
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A temporary demand drop in India's broiler sector trims feed consumption near term, but expected price recovery limits the lasting bearish effect on feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-02-11 | [Avian flu forces poultry producers to cull birds due to outbreaks around the world](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48499-avian-flu-forces-poultry-producers-to-cull-birds-due-to-outbreaks-around-the.md) | -0.6% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2017-09-29 | [Dumping, bird flu, cripples SA poultry and grain producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68971-dumping-bird-flu-cripples-sa-poultry-and-grain-producers.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2018-02-12 | [Iran culls 25mn heads of poultry amid bird flu fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66507-iran-culls-25mn-heads-of-poultry-amid-bird-flu-fears.md) | +0.8% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2020-03-20 | [How coronavirus, bird flu and rumours to stay off non-veg hit poultry industry hard in India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54159-how-coronavirus-bird-flu-and-rumours-to-stay-off-non-veg-hit-poultry-industry.md) | -0.6% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2021-01-13 | [Indian poultry market hit by avian flu scares \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49147-indian-poultry-market-hit-by-avian-flu-scares-wattpoultry-com.md) | +2.0% | +7.5% |
| SBM | 2021-02-11 | [Avian flu forces poultry producers to cull birds due to outbreaks around the world](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48499-avian-flu-forces-poultry-producers-to-cull-birds-due-to-outbreaks-around-the.md) | +1.5% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2020-03-20 | [How coronavirus, bird flu and rumours to stay off non-veg hit poultry industry hard in India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54159-how-coronavirus-bird-flu-and-rumours-to-stay-off-non-veg-hit-poultry-industry.md) | +2.6% | -8.4% |
| SBM | 2021-01-13 | [Indian poultry market hit by avian flu scares \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49147-indian-poultry-market-hit-by-avian-flu-scares-wattpoultry-com.md) | -3.0% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- crisilratings.com: https://www.crisilratings.com/en/home/newsroom/press-releases/2021/01/bird-flu-to-hit-january-sales-unlikely-to-cull-poultry-profitability-this-fiscal.html

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