# South Africa culls millions of chickens in effort to contain bird flu outbreaks : NPR

> 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.

- Date: 2023-10-03 · published 2023-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16147-south-africa-culls-millions-of-chickens-in-effort-to-contain-bird-flu-outbreaks
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-bird-flu-chickens-52e164b60bee926ff882b3338a6c8626
- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2023/10/04/1203542047/south-africa-culls-millions-of-chickens-in-an-effort-to-contain-bird-flu-outbrea

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