# Global Poultry Industry on Alert as Bird Flu Outbreaks Spread

> The OIE reports bird flu outbreaks across Asia and Europe, including Japan, China, South Korea, France, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands, with tens of millions of birds culled. Namibia banned poultry products from Germany and the Netherlands, and China recorded 21 H5N6 human cases in 2021.

- Date: 2021-11-19 · published 2021-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44064-global-poultry-industry-on-alert-as-bird-flu-outbreaks-spread
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Widespread outbreaks and expanding trade bans raise the risk of further poultry export restrictions, which could tighten global chicken supply and lift poultry prices. Feed demand effects are limited but could grow if losses deepen.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/stories/global-poultry-industry-on-alert-as-bird-flu-outbreaks-spread

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