ANALYSIS: HPAI Crisis Escalates, Record Losses and Uncertainty in the Turkey Market
On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, with over 1.6 million turkeys lost, HPAI losses have increased 664% year-over-year and 236% from 2022, which previously held the highest YTD losses. Furthermore, 67,400 breeder and breeder replacement hens have been lost to HPAI this year, whereas there were no losses in 2023 and 2024 YTD. In 2022, 37,800 breeder replacement hens were affected.
Additionally, not only have more birds been lost, but more counties have also been affected. So far this year, HPAI has been...
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