# Over 50 avian influenza cases confirmed in South Africa | SAnews

> South Africa has confirmed more than 50 HPAI outbreaks, including 50 H7 and 10 H5 outbreaks as of 21 September 2023. Gauteng is hardest hit by H7, while Western Cape leads H5. Reported losses total about 1.43 million chickens from H7 and 1.25 million from H5.

- Date: 2023-09-26 · published 2023-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16154-over-50-avian-influenza-cases-confirmed-in-south-africa-sanews
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy poultry losses reduce local chicken output and raise import needs for fertile eggs and broiler inputs, which could support demand for imported feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-07-15 | [New avian flu cases in Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57970-new-avian-flu-cases-in-mexico-south-africa-taiwan.md) | -2.6% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2021-04-26 | [Avian influenza: High losses in Poland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47600-avian-influenza-high-losses-in-poland.md) | +13.6% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2021-05-20 | [South Africa: Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Gauteng, North West, and Western Cape Provinces \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46964-south-africa-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-gauteng-north-west-and-western-cape.md) | -4.4% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2025-03-07 | [Avian Influenza in the U.S. impacts Mexico: chicken prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25730-avian-influenza-in-the-u-s-impacts-mexico-chicken-prices-soar.md) | +1.2% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2026-01-20 | [Michigan poultry industry recovering from ongoing avian influenza outbreaks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21046-michigan-poultry-industry-recovering-from-ongoing-avian-influenza-outbreaks.md) | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2022-08-01 | [Avian influenza overview March – June 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16251-avian-influenza-overview-march-june-2022.md) | +0.9% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2021-07-29 | [African swine fever confirmed in Dominican Republic pigs -USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45944-african-swine-fever-confirmed-in-dominican-republic-pigs-usda.md) | -0.7% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2022-06-30 | [Avian influenza: largest seasonal epidemic ever in Europe \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16266-avian-influenza-largest-seasonal-epidemic-ever-in-europe-efsa.md) | -0.8% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- sanews.gov.za: https://www.sanews.gov.za/%69%6e%64%65%78.%70%68%70/south-africa/over-50-avian-influenza-cases-confirmed-south-africa

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