# Newcastle Confirmed in 2nd and 3rd Commercial Flocks - United Egg Producers

> USDA's APHIS confirmed virulent Newcastle disease in two more commercial poultry flocks in Riverside County, California, the first commercial cases in the US since 2003. One farm is depopulating 162,000 birds, and the outbreak began in backyard flocks in May 2018.

- Date: 2019-01-10 · published 2019-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61126-newcastle-confirmed-in-2nd-and-3rd-commercial-flocks-united-egg-producers
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Culling and possible trade restrictions on US poultry could reduce domestic poultry output and exports, supporting chicken prices and weakening demand for poultry feed in affected areas.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- unitedegg.com: https://unitedegg.com/newcastle-confirmed-in-second-commercial-flock/

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