# Bird Flu Outbreak Surges Across US, Infecting 1.32 Million Birds in a Month - Asiaone news

> Federal figures show H5N1 avian influenza infected about 1.32 million US birds over the past month, led by a roughly 934,600-bird chicken outbreak in Clinton County, Illinois. Additional outbreaks hit turkey and chicken operations in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T12:14:00.492Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75431-bird-flu-outbreak-surges-across-us-infecting-1-32-million-birds-in-a-month
- 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

Losses of laying hens and meat birds reduce poultry supply and raise egg prices, while lower chicken output can shift demand toward other proteins. The effect on feed demand is modest, but ongoing outbreaks add to supply tightness for poultry.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-10-27 | [Bird Flu Forces Depopulation of 934,600 Egg-Laying Hens in Clinton County, Illinois, the Nation's Largest Active Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17126-bird-flu-forces-depopulation-of-934-600-egg-laying-hens-in-clinton-county.md) | +0.0% | — |
| CORN | 2022-11-03 | [U.S. Approaches Record Number of Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Wild Birds and Poultry \| Bird Flu \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16231-u-s-approaches-record-number-of-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-wild-birds-and.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2020-03-25 | [Egg shortages linked to bird flu outbreak -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54156-egg-shortages-linked-to-bird-flu-outbreak-premium.md) | +5.3% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2021-01-09 | [The Hindu Explains \| How serious is the bird flu outbreak in India, and how can it be contained? - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49032-the-hindu-explains-how-serious-is-the-bird-flu-outbreak-in-india-and-how-can-it.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2026-10-27 | [Bird Flu Forces Depopulation of 934,600 Egg-Laying Hens in Clinton County, Illinois, the Nation's Largest Active Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17126-bird-flu-forces-depopulation-of-934-600-egg-laying-hens-in-clinton-county.md) | -2.3% | — |
| SBM | 2016-12-02 | [Bird flu outbreaks rock poultry sector amid improving prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73607-bird-flu-outbreaks-rock-poultry-sector-amid-improving-prices.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- asiaone.news: https://asiaone.news/bird-flu-outbreak-surges-across-us-infecting-1-32-million-birds-in-a-month/

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