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South Africa has culled about 7.5 million chickens to contain dozens of outbreaks of two avian influenza strains, with at least 205,000 birds dead. Some Johannesburg grocers limited egg sales as the government acknowledged supply constraints and moved to fast-track egg import permits.
Culling roughly 20-30% of the national flock removes a large share of egg and meat supply, driving poultry price increases and import demand that could support feed consumption.
apnews.comGerald ImrayOct 3, 2023
npr.orgThe Associated PressOct 4, 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.
