# USDA confirms third California commercial flock with VND

> USDA's APHIS confirmed virulent Newcastle disease in a third commercial layer flock in Riverside County, California, on January 10. The flock is more than 100,000 birds and lies about five miles from the second infected farm.

- Date: 2019-01-10 · published 2019-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61127-usda-confirms-third-california-commercial-flock-with-vnd
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Spreading infection among commercial layer farms raises the risk of wider movement controls and trade restrictions, which could tighten US poultry supply.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/updated-usda-confirms-third-california-commercial-flock-with-vnd

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