# Avian flu in EU leads to US poultry export opportunity | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> Avian influenza outbreaks in European countries have blocked some EU poultry from reaching Middle Eastern markets, according to Sanderson Farms executives. Demand for U.S. leg quarters has risen and prices have increased. More than 330 cases have been reported in France alone.

- Date: 2017-02-24 · published 2017-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72648-avian-flu-in-eu-leads-to-us-poultry-export-opportunity-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger U.S. export demand for chicken leg quarters supports broiler prices and could lift domestic poultry demand for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-12-05 | [Sorghum producers looking to India as potential export opportunity - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27025-sorghum-producers-looking-to-india-as-potential-export-opportunity-brownfield.md) | +4.3% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2021-02-14 | [Export boom leads to higher wheat prices for area farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9250-export-boom-leads-to-higher-wheat-prices-for-area-farmers.md) | -2.1% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2019-06-15 | [Poultry trade trends in the US: 2018-2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58753-poultry-trade-trends-in-the-us-2018-2019.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2019-10-18 | [China's pork shortage could give US farmers a chance to cash in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56566-china-s-pork-shortage-could-give-us-farmers-a-chance-to-cash-in.md) | -1.6% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2024-11-19 | [US ethanol exports on pace for record year, fueled by low prices and increased opportunity overseas \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27410-us-ethanol-exports-on-pace-for-record-year-fueled-by-low-prices-and-increased.md) | -2.1% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/diseases-health/article/15520730/avian-flu-in-eu-leads-to-us-poultry-export-opportunity-wattagnet

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