# South African poultry producers lose millions of birds to HPAI

> South African producers have lost millions of birds to H7N6 bird flu, with about a quarter of the country's poultry lost since May. Quantum Foods reported about 1.5 million layer and breeding birds affected, and Astral Foods incurred roughly 220 million rand in outbreak costs.

- Date: 2023-09-25 · published 2023-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34100-south-african-poultry-producers-lose-millions-of-birds-to-hpai
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A quarter of national poultry lost implies a lasting supply shortfall in South Africa, supporting higher chicken and egg prices and reducing feed use for the sector.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/market-news/south-african-poultry-producers-lose-millions-of-birds-to-hpai

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