# Avian influenza: largest seasonal epidemic ever in Europe | EFSA

> EFSA reported around 5,300 HPAI detections in poultry, captive and wild birds across 36 EU/EEA countries and the UK in the 2021-2022 season, the largest on record. About 46 million birds were culled on 2,398 poultry outbreaks, and HPAI H5 may have become endemic in European wild birds.

- Date: 2022-06-30 · published 2022-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16266-avian-influenza-largest-seasonal-epidemic-ever-in-europe-efsa
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy culling reduces EU poultry supply and raises demand for substitute proteins, supporting feed grain and meal use while lifting chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2023-09-26 | [Over 50 avian influenza cases confirmed in South Africa \| SAnews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16154-over-50-avian-influenza-cases-confirmed-in-south-africa-sanews.md) | -5.7% | +7.3% |
| 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 | 2020-01-12 | [Avian Flu Diary: DEFRA SitRep #7 :  HPAI H5N8 Flu In Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54966-avian-flu-diary-defra-sitrep-7-hpai-h5n8-flu-in-europe.md) | +0.6% | -2.4% |
| SBM | 2022-12-03 | [Epidemiological Update- Outbreaks of avian influenza and public health implications - 3 December 2022 - PAHO/WHO \| Pan American Health Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16223-epidemiological-update-outbreaks-of-avian-influenza-and-public-health.md) | +9.8% | +13.7% |
| SBM | 2024-08-19 | [Limitations of current avian influenza compensation - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28796-limitations-of-current-avian-influenza-compensation-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- efsa.europa.eu: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/avian-influenza-largest-seasonal-epidemic-ever-europe

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