# Japan reports first bird flu outbreak of season, culling 143,000 chickens | Reuters

> Japan confirmed its first highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak of the 2021 winter season at a poultry farm in northeast Japan. About 143,000 egg-laying chickens are being culled.

- Date: 2021-11-10 · published 2021-11-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16321-japan-reports-first-bird-flu-outbreak-of-season-culling-143-000-chickens-reuters
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Losses of laying hens tighten Japanese egg and poultry supply, modestly supporting chicken prices and import demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-reports-first-bird-flu-outbreak-season-culling-143000-chickens-2021-11-10/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.