# News Scan for Apr 27, 2020 | CIDRAP

> USDA's APHIS told the OIE on April 24 that the H7N3 avian flu in US turkey outbreaks in North and South Carolina stemmed from a single introduction with local spread, and one South Carolina farm saw a low-path virus mutate to highly pathogenic. Sequencing linked the virus to wild bird H7 strains, distinct from Mexican and Chinese H7 viruses. The same briefing also reports a Mexican measles count.

- Date: 2020-04-27 · published 2020-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53518-news-scan-for-apr-27-2020-cidrap
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Highly pathogenic avian flu in US turkeys can reduce poultry supply and raise demand for substitute proteins, with modest support for feed demand; the outbreak remains limited in scale.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-04-27 | [AHS - Current News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53517-ahs-current-news.md) | -0.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2022-04-07 | [Mississippi egg producer: Bird flu brings higher egg prices \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41855-mississippi-egg-producer-bird-flu-brings-higher-egg-prices-ap-news.md) | -1.1% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2025-01-30 | [Feeder cattle prices should remain at historical highs in 2025 - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26636-feeder-cattle-prices-should-remain-at-historical-highs-in-2025-grainews.md) | -0.6% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2019-07-15 | [New avian flu cases in Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57970-new-avian-flu-cases-in-mexico-south-africa-taiwan.md) | -2.6% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2023-12-28 | [Avian flu strikes more poultry flocks as WOAH weighs in on vaccination and trade \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16136-avian-flu-strikes-more-poultry-flocks-as-woah-weighs-in-on-vaccination-and.md) | -2.1% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/news-scan-apr-27-2020

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