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South Africa has faced two strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza in 2023, with H7N6 causing 87 poultry farm outbreaks and over eight million birds affected. Breeder and layer farms were hit hardest, cutting day-old chick hatches and egg output.
Losses in breeder and layer flocks reduce chick supply to broiler farms and tighten egg and chicken markets, supporting higher domestic poultry prices and demand for imported eggs.
sappo.orgDr Peter EvansOct 18, 2023Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
