# U.S. authorities cull one million chickens in largest bird flu outbreak

> Authorities culled nearly one million chickens after bird flu was detected at Rose Acre Farms facilities in Clinton County, Illinois. The report described it as the largest current outbreak in the United States and said it threatened to reduce market supplies.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T06:19:49.468Z
- Category: disease · region United States · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88886-u-s-authorities-cull-one-million-chickens-in-largest-bird-flu-outbreak
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The cull removes a large number of birds from production, tightening poultry and egg supply and supporting prices if replacement flocks take time to rebuild. The scale of the loss makes the supply impact potentially significant.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- lebaneseinsider.com: https://lebaneseinsider.com/en/news/us-authorities-cull-one-million-chickens-in-largest-bird-flu-outbreak

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