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USDA highlights the 2014-15 avian influenza outbreak, the largest U.S. animal health emergency, which killed more than 48 million birds and cost about $3.3 billion. The agency stresses biosecurity compliance to prevent future outbreaks.
Outbreak risk drives sudden egg and poultry supply shocks, so biosecurity lapses matter for feed demand from layers and broilers.
usda.govNov 1, 2016After 145 past neutral disease events, CORN moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.7%), and +0.0% over 20.
After 98 past neutral disease events, SBM moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -1.9% to +1.5%), and -0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
