# Poland records largest-ever bird flu outbreak
						 | The Poultry Site

> Poland has recorded 262 bird flu outbreaks, its highest number on record, and over six million birds have been culled. Poultry and egg prices in Poland are already up 65% since November.

- Date: 2021-05-03 · published 2021-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47100-poland-records-largest-ever-bird-flu-outbreak-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Poland produces about 20% of EU poultry meat, so the culls cut EU chicken supply and support higher poultry prices, which in turn lift demand for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2021/05/poland-records-largest-ever-bird-flu-outbreak

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