# Experts weigh in on the impact of Avian Influenza on the poultry industry | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> USDA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in southern Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky, and over 40 million U.S. chickens and turkeys have been lost since 2014. Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan have halted imports of U.S. poultry following the new outbreaks.

- Date: 2017-03-24 · published 2017-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72001-experts-weigh-in-on-the-impact-of-avian-influenza-on-the-poultry-industry
- 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

Expanding bans on U.S. poultry exports reduce domestic broiler supply pressure, which is bearish for chicken prices and weakens poultry-linked feed demand.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-12-20 | [Avian influenza cases in poultry and water birds on the rise \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16225-avian-influenza-cases-in-poultry-and-water-birds-on-the-rise-efsa.md) | +2.9% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2016-12-13 | [Cost of Ukrainian avian flu outbreak high \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73622-cost-of-ukrainian-avian-flu-outbreak-high-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -1.7% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2020-03-31 | [How coronavirus is affecting China’s poultry industry \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54277-how-coronavirus-is-affecting-china-s-poultry-industry-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -2.6% | -11.2% |
| CORN | 2024-10-21 | [Avian influenza confirmed in California broiler chickens \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28002-avian-influenza-confirmed-in-california-broiler-chickens-wattpoultry-com.md) | +1.5% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2021-01-13 | [Indian poultry market hit by avian flu scares \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49147-indian-poultry-market-hit-by-avian-flu-scares-wattpoultry-com.md) | +2.0% | +7.5% |
| SBM | 2022-12-20 | [Avian influenza cases in poultry and water birds on the rise \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16225-avian-influenza-cases-in-poultry-and-water-birds-on-the-rise-efsa.md) | +0.5% | +7.4% |
| SBM | 2020-03-31 | [How coronavirus is affecting China’s poultry industry \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54277-how-coronavirus-is-affecting-china-s-poultry-industry-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -8.8% | -13.4% |
| SBM | 2024-10-21 | [Avian influenza confirmed in California broiler chickens \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28002-avian-influenza-confirmed-in-california-broiler-chickens-wattpoultry-com.md) | -3.2% | -8.1% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/egg/article/15521033/experts-weigh-in-on-the-impact-of-avian-influenza-on-the-poultry-industry-wattagnet

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