# Bird flu could cost billions, send food prices soaring

> Analysts warn that an H5N1 outbreak in Australia's commercial poultry flocks could cost billions of dollars and sharply raise egg and chicken prices. So far the virus has been confirmed only in wildlife, with more than 730 wildlife events and no commercial poultry or livestock detections as of November 12.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T18:10:20.669Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101512-bird-flu-could-cost-billions-send-food-prices-soaring
- Commodities: [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A commercial flock outbreak would cut domestic poultry supply and raise demand for imported feed and protein substitutes, but the risk remains hypothetical for now with no detections in farmed birds.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- aapnews.aap.com.au: https://aapnews.aap.com.au/news/bird-flu-could-cost-billions-send-food-prices-soaring
- perthnow.com.au: https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/environment/bird-flu-could-cost-billions-send-food-prices-soaring-c-23165785

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