# Bird flu: Calls for poultry farmer cost recovery after 4th case - Agriland.ie

> A fourth avian influenza case was confirmed in a turkey flock in Butlersbridge, Co. Cavan, Ireland, with depopulation pending test results. It is the fourth commercial case in the Republic in three weeks and the first outside Co. Monaghan. Irish poultry farmers say production costs for labor, energy, feed and supplies have risen sharply and are calling for cost recovery.

- Date: 2021-12-08 · published 2021-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43774-bird-flu-calls-for-poultry-farmer-cost-recovery-after-4th-case-agriland-ie
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Repeated culls reduce local poultry supply and add pressure on prices, while rising input costs squeeze producer margins.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agriland.ie: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/bird-flu-calls-for-poultry-farmer-cost-recovery-after-4th-case/

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