# Ghana gets ahead of avian flu outbreak  | MEAT+POULTRY

> Ghana confirmed a highly pathogenic H1N5 avian influenza outbreak in several regions. Authorities culled more than 4,000 birds, restricted poultry movement and banned imports from neighboring countries with the virus.

- Date: 2021-07-21 · published 2021-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Ghana · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45946-ghana-gets-ahead-of-avian-flu-outbreak-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Import bans and culls cut local poultry demand for feed in West Africa, a small but real drag on regional feed grain and meal imports.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/25261-ghana-gets-ahead-of-avian-flu-outbreak

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