# Bird flu: India’s chicken and egg problem

> Bird flu culling in Haryana's Panchkula has affected over 400,000 birds in a month, and Punjab banned live bird and unprocessed meat imports. Himachal Pradesh restricted poultry product sales, and Madhya Pradesh authorised trade bans with southern states.

- Date: 2021-01-11 · published 2021-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49155-bird-flu-india-s-chicken-and-egg-problem
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Culling and trade restrictions shrink poultry output and feed demand in northern India, a modest bearish factor for 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 triggers fresh fears, prices of chicken, eggs crash \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49145-bird-flu-triggers-fresh-fears-prices-of-chicken-eggs-crash-india-news-the.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2025-01-13 | [U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak - CBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26647-u-s-egg-industry-sees-record-chicken-deaths-from-bird-flu-outbreak-cbs-news.md) | +1.7% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2021-01-13 | [Bird flu scare continues to wreck havoc on chicken, egg sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49153-bird-flu-scare-continues-to-wreck-havoc-on-chicken-egg-sales.md) | +2.0% | +7.5% |
| CORN | 2021-06-16 | [Is Poland’s chicken boom behind its devastating bird flu outbreak? \| Bird flu \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46577-is-poland-s-chicken-boom-behind-its-devastating-bird-flu-outbreak-bird-flu-the.md) | -2.3% | +2.5% |
| SBM | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu triggers fresh fears, prices of chicken, eggs crash \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49145-bird-flu-triggers-fresh-fears-prices-of-chicken-eggs-crash-india-news-the.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2025-01-13 | [U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak - CBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26647-u-s-egg-industry-sees-record-chicken-deaths-from-bird-flu-outbreak-cbs-news.md) | +1.8% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2021-01-13 | [Bird flu scare continues to wreck havoc on chicken, egg sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49153-bird-flu-scare-continues-to-wreck-havoc-on-chicken-egg-sales.md) | -3.0% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- indiatoday.in: https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/bird-flu-india-s-chicken-and-egg-problem-1758105-2021-01-11

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