# Understanding the 2023 avian influenza outbreak - SAPPO

> 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.

- Date: 2023-10-18 · published 2023-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16145-understanding-the-2023-avian-influenza-outbreak-sappo
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- sappo.org: https://sappo.org/news/understanding-the-2023-avian-influenza-outbreak/

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