# Avian influenza: new outbreaks expected in Europe until winter ends | EFSA

> EFSA, ECDC and the EU reference lab reported 442 HPAI outbreaks in domestic birds and 2,454 in wild birds across 29 European countries between 6 September and 28 November 2025. Wild bird detections are the highest for this period since 2016, and poultry farm outbreaks have mainly come from wild bird introductions. Scientists expect high virus circulation to continue until late winter.

- Date: 2025-12-11 · published 2025-12-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15944-avian-influenza-new-outbreaks-expected-in-europe-until-winter-ends-efsa
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Continued poultry outbreaks reduce European flock sizes and raise trade risk, which supports poultry and feed demand. Tighter European poultry supply could firm chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- efsa.europa.eu: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/avian-influenza-new-outbreaks-expected-europe-until-winter-ends

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