# Poultry sector predicts losses of over  ₹1k-cr | India News

> Bird flu has spread to 10 Indian states, forcing the culling of birds at more than three dozen large farms and the shutdown of hundreds of hatcheries. Industry estimates business losses of around 1,500 crore rupees, and consumption has dropped even in states without confirmed cases.

- Date: 2021-01-11 · published 2021-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49302-poultry-sector-predicts-losses-of-over-1k-cr-india-news
- 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

Culling and hatchery closures cut bird numbers and feed demand across India's poultry sector for months, which weighs on local feed grain and meal purchases. The fear-driven demand drop may persist even outside affected areas.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-28 | [Poultry industry months away from restocking from HPAI losses - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26645-poultry-industry-months-away-from-restocking-from-hpai-losses-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2020-03-23 | [Coronavirus outbreak brings Tamil Nadu’s poultry industry to its knees \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54281-coronavirus-outbreak-brings-tamil-nadu-s-poultry-industry-to-its-knees-india.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2021-06-16 | [South Africa’s poultry sector focuses on avian flu control \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46579-south-africa-s-poultry-sector-focuses-on-avian-flu-control-wattpoultry-com.md) | -2.3% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2020-05-12 | [Poultry sector takes a COVID-19 punch; charges on \| 2020-05-12  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53281-poultry-sector-takes-a-covid-19-punch-charges-on-2020-05-12-agri-pulse.md) | +0.6% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2020-03-18 | [Ground Report: A Fake Video About Coronavirus Has Battered India’s Poultry Sector – The Wire Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54287-ground-report-a-fake-video-about-coronavirus-has-battered-india-s-poultry.md) | -0.6% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 2025-01-28 | [Poultry industry months away from restocking from HPAI losses - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26645-poultry-industry-months-away-from-restocking-from-hpai-losses-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | -3.0% |
| SBM | 2020-03-23 | [Coronavirus outbreak brings Tamil Nadu’s poultry industry to its knees \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54281-coronavirus-outbreak-brings-tamil-nadu-s-poultry-industry-to-its-knees-india.md) | -0.6% | -12.2% |
| SBM | 2021-06-16 | [South Africa’s poultry sector focuses on avian flu control \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46579-south-africa-s-poultry-sector-focuses-on-avian-flu-control-wattpoultry-com.md) | -1.8% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- hindustantimes.com: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/poultry-sector-predicts-losses-of-over-1kcr-101610389536913.html

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