# US Braces For Return Of Bird Flu

> Federal and state officials are preparing for a possible return of avian influenza this fall after no new US cases since June 17. Earlier H5N2 outbreaks led to 48 million birds being killed, two thirds of them in Iowa, and several state fairs have banned poultry shows.

- Date: 2019-10-30 · published 2019-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56457-us-braces-for-return-of-bird-flu
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of renewed outbreaks raise the risk of future poultry supply losses and price spikes, but no current losses are reported. The market impact at present is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ipm.org: https://www.ipm.org/show/eartheats/2019-10-30/bird-flu-fears

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