# Want to Save Money? Invest in Agricultural Biosecurity | USDA

> USDA's NIFA highlights agricultural biosecurity funding, citing the 2014-2015 highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak that cost the US poultry industry about 51.5 million birds, over $1 billion in government response costs, and significant export losses. The piece argues prevention protects food supply and prices.

- Date: 2019-08-27 · published 2019-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57570-want-to-save-money-invest-in-agricultural-biosecurity-usda
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Avian influenza outbreaks cut poultry and egg supply, raising feed demand offsets and shifting feed buying patterns; biosecurity investment reduces the risk of such shocks to feed-grain and meal demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2019/08/27/want-save-money-invest-agricultural-biosecurity

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