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The Ag Digest looks at South Korea's autumn avian flu risk, noting that waterfowl counts rose sharply at key wetlands in September 2026 and that no detections had been announced in autumn as of October 17. It also describes Korea's culling, compensation and farm-biosecurity policies.
Rising wild waterfowl numbers raise the odds of a Korean layer outbreak this winter, which would tighten egg supply and could lift Korean demand for imported feed ingredients.
theagdigest.comSung-hoon ParkOct 22, 2026After 145 past neutral disease events, Corn moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.7%), and +0.0% over 20.
After 98 past neutral disease events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -1.9% to +1.5%), and -0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
