# Latest Bout of Bird Flu Threatens U.S. Poultry Flocks

> A new wave of avian flu strains threatens US poultry flocks through wild migratory birds. The article references the 2015 outbreak, which caused more than $3 billion in lost sales and about $1 billion in cleanup costs.

- Date: 2017-01-26 · published 2017-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73004-latest-bout-of-bird-flu-threatens-u-s-poultry-flocks
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Risk of new outbreaks in US flocks could reduce poultry and egg supply and lift poultry-related feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/latest-bout-of-bird-flu-threatens-u-s-poultry-flocks-1485426602

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