# Bird flu, African swine flu break out in India's Kerala | Agrifish  | POST Online Media

> Bird flu (H5N1) was confirmed in ducks in Kerala's Alappuzha district, with about 20,471 birds to be culled and movement restrictions within a one-kilometre radius. African swine fever was also confirmed at a pig farm in Kottayam district.

- Date: 2022-10-29 · published 2022-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16236-bird-flu-african-swine-flu-break-out-in-india-s-kerala-agrifish-post-online
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Culling and movement bans are local, but African swine fever in India adds to pork supply disruption in a region with limited poultry and pig feed demand; the impact on global feed prices is small.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-05-10 | [South Africa reports outbreak of African Swine Fever - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53010-south-africa-reports-outbreak-of-african-swine-fever-moneyweb.md) | -7.0% | -24.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-05-20 | [In Northeast India, African Swine Flu Causes an Epidemic Among Pigs – The Wire Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53009-in-northeast-india-african-swine-flu-causes-an-epidemic-among-pigs-the-wire.md) | +0.1% | -18.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-06 | [China's vast pig market in lockdown as African swine fever spreads](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63014-china-s-vast-pig-market-in-lockdown-as-african-swine-fever-spreads.md) | +4.9% | +30.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-01 | [African Swine Fever in China: An Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60974-african-swine-fever-in-china-an-update.md) | +2.9% | -0.5% |
| HOGS | 2018-12-21 | [Best of 2018: African Swine Fever impacts global protein flows \| 2018-12-21  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61453-best-of-2018-african-swine-fever-impacts-global-protein-flows-2018-12-21-meat.md) | -1.8% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- poandpo.com: https://www.poandpo.com/agrifish/bird-flu-african-swine-flu-break-out-in-indias-kerala/

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