# Will bird flu in Australia affect the price of eggs? - ABC News

> An ABC News report says a major Australian chicken producer locked down its operations after H5N1 bird flu was detected in Australia. The piece asks whether the outbreak will affect Australian egg prices.

- Date: 2026-06-26 · published 2026-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18795-will-bird-flu-in-australia-affect-the-price-of-eggs-abc-news
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

H5N1 in Australia would be a new disease event for a market that has been free of it, and any layer losses would cut feed demand locally, but the story has little global price impact so far.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-26/will-bird-flu-affect-the-price-of-eggs/106848028

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