# Outbreak on Utah Mink Farm Ignites Scrutiny

> A bird flu outbreak in August on a Utah mink farm infected 7 mink as of October 30, according to a USDA tracker. State officials imposed a verbal hold rather than a quarantine or cull, and the state's voluntary monitoring agreement for human H5N1 cases is now under scrutiny.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T21:14:11.702Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78451-outbreak-on-utah-mink-farm-ignites-scrutiny
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The story concerns a small mink outbreak and surveillance policy rather than a meaningful change in poultry or livestock supply, so it has little direct effect on feed commodity demand or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-11-23 | [Germany reports outbreak of mild bird flu on farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67851-germany-reports-outbreak-of-mild-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +0.6% | +3.3% |
| HOGS | 2025-03-05 | [Avian flu: the outbreaks in the United States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16017-avian-flu-the-outbreaks-in-the-united-states.md) | +2.5% | +2.4% |
| HOGS | 2025-03-24 | [UK reports H5N1 in a sheep on poultry-outbreak farm \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16018-uk-reports-h5n1-in-a-sheep-on-poultry-outbreak-farm-cidrap.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| HOGS | 2020-12-01 | [South Korea reports bird flu outbreak on duck farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49531-south-korea-reports-bird-flu-outbreak-on-duck-farm-oie.md) | -2.9% | -3.6% |
| HOGS | 2021-01-11 | [Hungary reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu on farm - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49033-hungary-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +0.2% | +5.5% |
| SBM | 2017-11-23 | [Germany reports outbreak of mild bird flu on farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67851-germany-reports-outbreak-of-mild-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +0.0% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2025-03-05 | [Avian flu: the outbreaks in the United States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16017-avian-flu-the-outbreaks-in-the-united-states.md) | +2.7% | +2.1% |
| SBM | 2025-03-24 | [UK reports H5N1 in a sheep on poultry-outbreak farm \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16018-uk-reports-h5n1-in-a-sheep-on-poultry-outbreak-farm-cidrap.md) | -1.7% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- ntd.com: https://www.ntd.com/outbreak-on-utah-mink-farm-ignites-scrutiny_1183086.html

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