Bird Flu 2024 Milk Price. A highly pathogenic strain of flu, deadly to birds, has spread to at least 58 herds of dairy cattle in nine states, and to at least two people. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (hpai) is a disease of poultry that is highly contagious and often deadly in poultry, caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza a (5) and a (7) viruses;
As of may, the latest available month, the industry price of milk — or what farmers are paid — stood at $22 per 100 pounds, usda data shows. Milk supply contains fragments of bird flu virus, the biden administration and dairy industry are racing to convince the public not to worry.
