# Animal health update: highly pathogenic avian influenza (April 7, 2026) | Animal health updates and veterinary advisories | ontario.ca

> Ontario reports its single domestic commercial poultry HPAI case as a holdover from the fall migration, with no infections detected so far in the 2026 spring migration. HPAI has been found in other Canadian provinces, mainly British Columbia and Nova Scotia.

- Date: 2026-04-07 · published 2026-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15915-animal-health-update-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-april-7-2026-animal
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Limited Ontario poultry losses keep local feed demand steady, though spread in other provinces could tighten poultry supply and support corn and soymeal demand from feed mills.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-12-03 | [Epidemiological Update- Outbreaks of avian influenza and public health implications - 3 December 2022 - PAHO/WHO \| Pan American Health Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16223-epidemiological-update-outbreaks-of-avian-influenza-and-public-health.md) | -0.2% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2021-04-26 | [Avian influenza: High losses in Poland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47600-avian-influenza-high-losses-in-poland.md) | +13.6% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2022-11-03 | [U.S. Approaches Record Number of Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Wild Birds and Poultry \| Bird Flu \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16231-u-s-approaches-record-number-of-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-wild-birds-and.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2023-09-26 | [Over 50 avian influenza cases confirmed in South Africa \| SAnews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16154-over-50-avian-influenza-cases-confirmed-in-south-africa-sanews.md) | +1.7% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2021-05-20 | [South Africa: Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Gauteng, North West, and Western Cape Provinces \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46964-south-africa-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-gauteng-north-west-and-western-cape.md) | -4.4% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- uat.ontariogovernment.ca: https://uat.ontariogovernment.ca/document/animal-health-updates-and-veterinary-advisories/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-april-7-2026

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