# Ground Report: A Fake Video About Coronavirus Has Battered India’s Poultry Sector – The Wire Science

> A fake WhatsApp video falsely linking chicken to coronavirus has led to mass destruction of eggs and hatchlings in Maharashtra and other Indian states. Dealers estimate daily business losses of hundreds of crores of rupees.

- Date: 2020-03-18 · published 2020-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54287-ground-report-a-fake-video-about-coronavirus-has-battered-india-s-poultry
- 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

Destroyed hatchlings and lower poultry output reduce feed demand in India, pressuring local corn and soymeal consumption.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-03-20 | [How coronavirus, bird flu and rumours to stay off non-veg hit poultry industry hard in India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54159-how-coronavirus-bird-flu-and-rumours-to-stay-off-non-veg-hit-poultry-industry.md) | -0.6% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2020-02-18 | [India's poultry sales decline amid coronavirus rumors linked to chickens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54753-india-s-poultry-sales-decline-amid-coronavirus-rumors-linked-to-chickens.md) | -1.7% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2020-03-31 | [How coronavirus is affecting China’s poultry industry \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54277-how-coronavirus-is-affecting-china-s-poultry-industry-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -2.6% | -11.2% |
| 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 | 2020-05-20 | [In Northeast India, African Swine Flu Causes an Epidemic Among Pigs – The Wire Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53009-in-northeast-india-african-swine-flu-causes-an-epidemic-among-pigs-the-wire.md) | -0.4% | +2.3% |
| SBM | 2020-03-20 | [How coronavirus, bird flu and rumours to stay off non-veg hit poultry industry hard in India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54159-how-coronavirus-bird-flu-and-rumours-to-stay-off-non-veg-hit-poultry-industry.md) | +2.6% | -8.4% |
| SBM | 2020-03-31 | [How coronavirus is affecting China’s poultry industry \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54277-how-coronavirus-is-affecting-china-s-poultry-industry-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -8.8% | -13.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- science.thewire.in: https://science.thewire.in/health/coronavirus-india-poultry-chicken-fake-video/

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