# Poultry farmers in Mysuru reeling under twin blows

> Poultry farmers in Mysuru, India, face collapsing prices after bird flu cases were confirmed at Kumbarkoppal and more than 5,000 birds were culled. Chicken prices fell from about ₹160 to ₹80-90 per kg and egg prices dropped to ₹3.20 per egg amid COVID-19 rumours and closed chicken shops.

- Date: 2020-03-19 · published 2020-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54157-poultry-farmers-in-mysuru-reeling-under-twin-blows
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Sharp demand losses and bird culls reduce broiler and layer throughput, cutting feed purchases by poultry producers. The demand shock weakens feed grain and meal demand in the local market.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-14 | [Still reeling from COVID-19, Asia’s poultry farmers are battling bird flu outbreaks
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49157-still-reeling-from-covid-19-asia-s-poultry-farmers-are-battling-bird-flu.md) | +0.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-07-22 | [Bird flu: The Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry is in a fix - Rediff.com Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46082-bird-flu-the-rs-90-000-cr-poultry-industry-is-in-a-fix-rediff-com-business.md) | -2.8% | -2.1% |
| 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 | 2017-09-21 | [Poultry prices rise as flu spreads to more chicken farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68966-poultry-prices-rise-as-flu-spreads-to-more-chicken-farms.md) | +0.5% | +2.4% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2021-01-14 | [Still reeling from COVID-19, Asia’s poultry farmers are battling bird flu outbreaks
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49157-still-reeling-from-covid-19-asia-s-poultry-farmers-are-battling-bird-flu.md) | -3.0% | -5.9% |
| SBM | 2019-07-02 | [Millions of small pig farmers in Asia threatened by swine fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57974-millions-of-small-pig-farmers-in-asia-threatened-by-swine-fever.md) | +1.0% | -1.5% |
| SBM | 2020-02-04 | [China coronavirus curbs leave Hubei poultry farmers with 'no way to get by'](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54617-china-coronavirus-curbs-leave-hubei-poultry-farmers-with-no-way-to-get-by.md) | +0.6% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- thehindu.com: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/poultry-farmers-in-mysuru-reeling-under-twin-blows/article31111460.ece

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