# Alert - Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) hits California poultry

> USDA confirmed HPAI in one commercial egg layer operation in Stanislaus County on October 28 and in backyard flocks in Sacramento and San Benito counties on October 29, November 2 and November 3. The disease has spread from the San Joaquin Valley to the Sacramento Valley and the central coast within a week.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T21:14:22.483Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82476-alert-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-hits-california-poultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Losses of laying hens reduce egg supply and can tighten demand for poultry-based feed ingredients, while spread into commercial flocks raises the risk of trade restrictions on California poultry. The effect on feed grain prices is likely small given the regional scale.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- poultryhealthinspection.ucdavis.edu: https://poultryhealthinspection.ucdavis.edu/news/2026-11-05-alert-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-hits-california-poultry

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