# Bird Flu Outbreak Raises Fears of Egg Price Hike

> South Korea confirmed highly pathogenic avian flu on a Yeongam farm, where all 36,000 laying hens were culled, and on a Cheonan farm where 100,800 hens and 230,000 nearby birds were culled. Authorities are trying to downplay fears of renewed egg price increases.

- Date: 2021-12-08 · published 2021-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43596-bird-flu-outbreak-raises-fears-of-egg-price-hike
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Culling of laying hens tightens domestic egg supply in South Korea, which can lift egg prices and modestly support demand for poultry feed.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-03-25 | [Egg shortages linked to bird flu outbreak -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54156-egg-shortages-linked-to-bird-flu-outbreak-premium.md) | +5.3% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [Avian flu outbreak threatens to reverse falling egg prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20605-avian-flu-outbreak-threatens-to-reverse-falling-egg-prices.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2017-12-08 | [Egg prices to jump up to 20% over bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67482-egg-prices-to-jump-up-to-20-over-bird-flu.md) | +2.9% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2017-03-10 | [Chicken Prices Rreach Record High Levels Due to Bird Flu Outbreak
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72132-chicken-prices-rreach-record-high-levels-due-to-bird-flu-outbreak-the-poultry.md) | +1.9% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2020-01-03 | [Bird flu outbreak spreads in Poland - 9News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54970-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-in-poland-9news.md) | -1.4% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- chosun.com: https://www.chosun.com/english/industry-en/2021/12/08/QBNG66SAELJLJ2KGQDXNQXCWOU/?related_all=

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