# Turkey-producing county hit hard by ripple effects of Minnesota’s bird flu epidemic

> Avian flu has devastated turkey farms in Minnesota, with 83 farms affected and 33 of them in Kandiyohi County. Feed mills and related businesses in the area report sharply reduced grain and feed demand.

- Date: 2019-12-26 · published 2019-12-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55591-turkey-producing-county-hit-hard-by-ripple-effects-of-minnesota-s-bird-flu
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Dead turkey flocks cut feed consumption in a major turkey-producing region, which weakens local demand for corn and soymeal. The effect is regional and moderate relative to national feed use.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-12-26 | [Bird flu hits egg-producing Iowa hard; loss expected to be 25 million hens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55589-bird-flu-hits-egg-producing-iowa-hard-loss-expected-to-be-25-million-hens.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2024-05-30 | [Minnesota egg operation loses 1.3M chickens to bird flu, a record for a single site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30277-minnesota-egg-operation-loses-1-3m-chickens-to-bird-flu-a-record-for-a-single.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2023-04-29 | [Bird flu cuts Philippine egg production by 20 percent \| Philstar.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36419-bird-flu-cuts-philippine-egg-production-by-20-percent-philstar-com.md) | +0.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2022-02-15 | [US bird flu case puts chicken, turkey farms on high alert \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42716-us-bird-flu-case-puts-chicken-turkey-farms-on-high-alert-ap-news.md) | +1.4% | +13.6% |
| SBM | 2019-12-26 | [Bird flu hits egg-producing Iowa hard; loss expected to be 25 million hens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55589-bird-flu-hits-egg-producing-iowa-hard-loss-expected-to-be-25-million-hens.md) | -0.4% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2024-05-30 | [Minnesota egg operation loses 1.3M chickens to bird flu, a record for a single site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30277-minnesota-egg-operation-loses-1-3m-chickens-to-bird-flu-a-record-for-a-single.md) | -3.0% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2022-02-15 | [US bird flu case puts chicken, turkey farms on high alert \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42716-us-bird-flu-case-puts-chicken-turkey-farms-on-high-alert-ap-news.md) | +0.2% | +15.7% |

## Sources

- gov1.com: https://www.gov1.com/public-health/articles/turkey-producing-county-hit-hard-by-ripple-effects-of-minnesotas-bird-flu-epidemic-ZT4mB7ds9o3khAE3/

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