# Mozambique reports bird flu outbreak on laying hen farm | Reuters

> Mozambique reported a highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza outbreak on a farm holding 54,207 laying hens, according to WOAH. The farm was kept under high biosecurity.

- Date: 2023-10-19 · published 2023-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Mozambique · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16150-mozambique-reports-bird-flu-outbreak-on-laying-hen-farm-reuters
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A single laying farm outbreak is a small regional supply loss, with limited effect on feed demand or broader egg prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mozambique-reports-bird-flu-outbreak-laying-hen-farm-2023-10-19/

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