# Bird Flu and Massive Feed Shortage Threatens Wuhan Coronavirus Epicenter Hubei

> Hubei chicken farms face a dwindling feed supply, with some farmers saying only about three days of feed remain because of roadblocks restricting trucks. Hubei holds about 348 million chickens, and the CAAA asked feed producers to send 18,000 tons of feed urgently. H5N1 outbreaks in neighbouring Hunan are adding to the strain.

- Date: 2020-02-10 · published 2020-02-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54620-bird-flu-and-massive-feed-shortage-threatens-wuhan-coronavirus-epicenter-hubei
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Feed logistics blockades in Hubei risk large flock losses and cut soybean meal demand in the short term, while also signalling tighter poultry supply later.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-12-28 | [Argentina Calls Meeting to End Grains Port Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49667-argentina-calls-meeting-to-end-grains-port-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.9% | +4.6% |
| SBM | 2025-10-20 | [Record Harvest Creates Challenges and Opportunities for Corn as Global Demand for Biofuel Booms - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22521-record-harvest-creates-challenges-and-opportunities-for-corn-as-global-demand.md) | +4.3% | +15.7% |
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| SBM | 2022-04-15 | [Haulage strike that paralysed farming exports lifted \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41861-haulage-strike-that-paralysed-farming-exports-lifted-buenos-aires-times.md) | -0.2% | -11.7% |
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| CORN | 2025-02-01 | [Shortage of grain cargoes from Ukraine affects the Panamax market \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16966-shortage-of-grain-cargoes-from-ukraine-affects-the-panamax-market-ukrainian-and.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2024-09-16 | [Low Mississippi River water levels disrupt barge shipping for third consecutive year \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16507-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-disrupt-barge-shipping-for-third-consecutive.md) | +1.6% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- devel.btimesonline.com: https://devel.btimesonline.com/articles/126408/20200210/bird-flu-massive-feed-shortage-threatens-wuhan-coronavirus-epicenter-hubei.htm

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