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Extension specialist Ken Koelkebeck reminds backyard and commercial poultry keepers that the fall 2026 waterfowl migration has begun, with ducks and geese flying south along the Mississippi Flyway. He notes a recent positive highly pathogenic avian influenza detection in Illinois and reported large 2026 depopulations, including 16.6 million commercial laying hens.
Bird flu outbreaks force culling of laying hens and turkeys, cutting egg and poultry supply and lifting prices for poultry and feed demand. Renewed risk during migration could tighten chicken and egg supply into winter.
agrinews-pubs.comKen KoelkebeckNov 2, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
