# Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains

> Avian flu detections across Asia, Europe, Africa and the US have led to millions of culled birds and a wave of import restrictions on eggs and chicken meat. Trade flows for US chicken, eggs and grains are being redirected as buyers switch suppliers.

- Date: 2017-04-13 · published 2017-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71500-bird-flu-redirects-trade-flow-of-u-s-chicken-eggs-grains
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Import bans on US poultry shift export demand for feed grains and soybean meal toward other origins, while lower US poultry exports can weigh on domestic poultry feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-02-14 | [U.S. detects highly lethal bird flu in Tyson Foods chickens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42841-u-s-detects-highly-lethal-bird-flu-in-tyson-foods-chickens.md) | +0.3% | +14.1% |
| CORN | 2022-10-18 | [Bird flu kills close to a record number of poultry in the U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16240-bird-flu-kills-close-to-a-record-number-of-poultry-in-the-u-s.md) | -0.9% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2023-05-17 | [Brazil boosts bird flu defense to protect world's top chicken industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36083-brazil-boosts-bird-flu-defense-to-protect-world-s-top-chicken-industry.md) | +2.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-03-10 | [Chicken Prices Rreach Record High Levels Due to Bird Flu Outbreak
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72132-chicken-prices-rreach-record-high-levels-due-to-bird-flu-outbreak-the-poultry.md) | +1.9% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2023-04-12 | [Eggs off the menu as Japan battles bird flu crisis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36416-eggs-off-the-menu-as-japan-battles-bird-flu-crisis.md) | +0.7% | -0.9% |
| SBM | 2023-05-17 | [Brazil boosts bird flu defense to protect world's top chicken industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36083-brazil-boosts-bird-flu-defense-to-protect-world-s-top-chicken-industry.md) | -4.3% | -6.7% |
| SBM | 2024-10-29 | [ANALYSIS: U.S. Egg Prices Surge to Record October Highs on Retail Strength, Bird Flu Cases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27870-analysis-u-s-egg-prices-surge-to-record-october-highs-on-retail-strength-bird.md) | -1.6% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2022-04-11 | [Bird flu exacerbates Iowa egg industry’s economic pains \| Iowa Public Radio](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41851-bird-flu-exacerbates-iowa-egg-industry-s-economic-pains-iowa-public-radio.md) | -0.3% | -12.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-usa-idUSKBN17F2BH/?feedName=healthNews&feedType=RSS

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