# Bird Flu Kills 1.3M Hens at Stanislaus County, CA Ranch

> An HPAI outbreak at an unnamed egg ranch in Stanislaus County, California, resulted in the loss of 1.3 million hens. The detection was reported on October 28 and was described as California’s first commercial-poultry case of the fall and its largest such outbreak in more than a year.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T21:15:29.269Z
- Category: disease · region California, United States · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86573-bird-flu-kills-1-3m-hens-at-stanislaus-county-ca-ranch
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The loss of a large layer flock reduces poultry and egg supply, creating upward pressure on poultry prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- hoodline.com: https://hoodline.com/2026/11/bird-flu-wipes-out-1-3-million-hens-at-stanislaus-county-egg-ranch/

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