# Bird flu scare continues to wreck havoc on chicken, egg sales

> Tamil Nadu poultry farmers report wholesale chicken prices down to Rs 50 per kg amid bird flu fears, with chicken stalls deserted. Egg prices have also fallen sharply after the poultry sector was already hit by the pandemic.

- Date: 2021-01-13 · published 2021-01-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49153-bird-flu-scare-continues-to-wreck-havoc-on-chicken-egg-sales
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Weak poultry margins and demand in southern India reduce feed purchases, a mild bearish influence on feed grains and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu: India’s chicken and egg problem](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49155-bird-flu-india-s-chicken-and-egg-problem.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| CORN | 2024-05-30 | [Minnesota egg operation loses 1.3M chickens to bird flu, a record for a single site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30277-minnesota-egg-operation-loses-1-3m-chickens-to-bird-flu-a-record-for-a-single.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2025-02-02 | [Egg prices have soared as farmers contend with bird flu outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26065-egg-prices-have-soared-as-farmers-contend-with-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2025-03-14 | [Chicken prices crash as bird flu worries weigh on consumption - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25726-chicken-prices-crash-as-bird-flu-worries-weigh-on-consumption-the-economic-times.md) | +6.8% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2025-05-31 | [Largest egg producer in Southwest loses 95% of its chickens in Arizona to bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24689-largest-egg-producer-in-southwest-loses-95-of-its-chickens-in-arizona-to-bird.md) | +0.5% | -2.2% |
| SBM | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu: India’s chicken and egg problem](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49155-bird-flu-india-s-chicken-and-egg-problem.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2024-05-30 | [Minnesota egg operation loses 1.3M chickens to bird flu, a record for a single site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30277-minnesota-egg-operation-loses-1-3m-chickens-to-bird-flu-a-record-for-a-single.md) | -3.0% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2025-02-02 | [Egg prices have soared as farmers contend with bird flu outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26065-egg-prices-have-soared-as-farmers-contend-with-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -0.1% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- newindianexpress.com: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/Jan/13/bird-flu-scare-continues-to-wreck-havoc-on-chicken-egg-sales-2249368.html

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