# Avian Flu Spreading to Broiler Chicken Farms

> Iranian officials report avian influenza spreading to broiler farms, with about 30% of egg-laying hens and 10% of broilers culled since March 2017. Several egg-laying units have shut down and others run below capacity.

- Date: 2018-01-24 · published 2018-01-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Iran · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67135-avian-flu-spreading-to-broiler-chicken-farms
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Losses in Iran's poultry sector reduce its feed imports modestly, a small bearish factor for feed demand from a single importer with limited global price impact.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-08-01 | [Broiler Alert: Chinese Chicken Farmer Expects 2,700% Profit Leap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58235-broiler-alert-chinese-chicken-farmer-expects-2-700-profit-leap.md) | -3.0% | -7.6% |
| CORN | 2023-11-29 | [Avian flu returns to poultry farms in Japan, Cambodia \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16143-avian-flu-returns-to-poultry-farms-in-japan-cambodia-wattpoultry-com.md) | +3.8% | +6.1% |
| CORN | 2018-05-14 | [Chinese poultry farm hit by avian flu \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64898-chinese-poultry-farm-hit-by-avian-flu-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | +1.7% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2024-10-11 | [U.S. farmers call for vaccines to fight avian flu \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27869-u-s-farmers-call-for-vaccines-to-fight-avian-flu-the-western-producer.md) | -1.8% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [Avian flu outbreak threatens to reverse falling egg prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20605-avian-flu-outbreak-threatens-to-reverse-falling-egg-prices.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |

## Sources

- eghtesadonline.com: https://www.eghtesadonline.com/en/news/781490/avian-flu-spreading-to-broiler-chicken-farms

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