# Bird flu in Tennessee raises alert in Iowa and Nebraska

> Midwestern egg and chicken producers increased biosecurity after avian influenza was confirmed on a Tennessee farm, the first such case this year. Iowa and Nebraska have not detected the virus, but producers in the Mississippi flyway are monitoring closely.

- Date: 2017-03-09 · published 2017-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71999-bird-flu-in-tennessee-raises-alert-in-iowa-and-nebraska
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Heightened fear of spread into major Midwest layer and broiler areas could cut poultry flock size and therefore feed demand if outbreaks expand.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-11-16 | [Bird flu, holiday season linked to an egg shortage in Nebraska \| Nebraska Public Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38686-bird-flu-holiday-season-linked-to-an-egg-shortage-in-nebraska-nebraska-public.md) | -2.4% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2021-12-08 | [Bird Flu Outbreak Raises Fears of Egg Price Hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43596-bird-flu-outbreak-raises-fears-of-egg-price-hike.md) | -0.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 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) | +2.0% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2020-01-03 | [Bird flu outbreak spreads in Poland - 9News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54970-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-in-poland-9news.md) | -1.4% | -1.5% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2022-11-16 | [Bird flu, holiday season linked to an egg shortage in Nebraska \| Nebraska Public Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38686-bird-flu-holiday-season-linked-to-an-egg-shortage-in-nebraska-nebraska-public.md) | -1.2% | +10.1% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2020-01-03 | [Bird flu outbreak spreads in Poland - 9News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54970-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-in-poland-9news.md) | -1.5% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- omaha.com: https://omaha.com/business/bird-flu-in-tennessee-raises-alert-in-iowa-and-nebraska/article_49eeba7f-673e-5884-bada-5f6935a04b6a.html

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