# Worrying outbreak of animal diseases in Western Cape

> Five highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks were confirmed on commercial chicken farms in the Western Cape, with African swine fever also confirmed among informal pig farmers. Affected farms were quarantined, and a sixth HPAI outbreak near George affected 200,000 layer chickens.

- Date: 2023-06-01 · published 2023-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16174-worrying-outbreak-of-animal-diseases-in-western-cape
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Culling of layer and broiler flocks reduces local poultry supply and can lift chicken prices, while fewer birds trims regional feed demand for corn and soymeal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2021-04-15 | [More wheat feeding and pig disease outbreaks pose double threat to China soymeal demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47642-more-wheat-feeding-and-pig-disease-outbreaks-pose-double-threat-to-china.md) | +3.2% | +11.8% |
| SBM | 2021-02-11 | [Algeria records first avian flu outbreak, more cases in Asia \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48497-algeria-records-first-avian-flu-outbreak-more-cases-in-asia-wattpoultry-com.md) | +1.5% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2017-03-09 | [Bird flu cases revive fear of repeat of major 2015 outbreak \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71868-bird-flu-cases-revive-fear-of-repeat-of-major-2015-outbreak-ap-news.md) | +0.3% | -5.1% |
| SBM | 2019-07-03 | [Swine fever: How is Asia coping with the outbreak?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57973-swine-fever-how-is-asia-coping-with-the-outbreak.md) | +1.8% | -1.7% |
| SBM | 2021-07-22 | [Avian flu outbreak compounds plight of Ghanaian poultry industry - Global Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46085-avian-flu-outbreak-compounds-plight-of-ghanaian-poultry-industry-global-times.md) | -2.9% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- iol.co.za: https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2023-06-01-worrying-outbreak-of-animal-diseases-in-western-cape/

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