# Avian influenza: High losses in Poland

> Nearly 6.2 million poultry in Poland have been culled due to H5N8 avian influenza in 2021, with 202 outbreaks reported from January 1 to April 19. Mazowieckie and Wielkopolskie voivodships show the greatest losses. Poultry industry groups expect meat and egg prices to rise in coming months.

- Date: 2021-04-26 · published 2021-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Poland · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47600-avian-influenza-high-losses-in-poland
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Large-scale culling removes significant poultry supply from Poland, a major EU poultry producer, which supports higher poultry meat and egg prices and could increase demand for feed ingredients to rebuild flocks.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-26 | [Over 50 avian influenza cases confirmed in South Africa \| SAnews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16154-over-50-avian-influenza-cases-confirmed-in-south-africa-sanews.md) | +1.7% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2025-03-07 | [Avian Influenza in the U.S. impacts Mexico: chicken prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25730-avian-influenza-in-the-u-s-impacts-mexico-chicken-prices-soar.md) | +1.2% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2022-11-03 | [U.S. Approaches Record Number of Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Wild Birds and Poultry \| Bird Flu \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16231-u-s-approaches-record-number-of-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-wild-birds-and.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2026-04-07 | [Animal health update: highly pathogenic avian influenza (April 7, 2026) \| Animal health updates and veterinary advisories \| ontario.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15915-animal-health-update-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-april-7-2026-animal.md) | -2.5% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-19 | [Limitations of current avian influenza compensation - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28796-limitations-of-current-avian-influenza-compensation-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -0.7% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- english.fleischwirtschaft.de: https://english.fleischwirtschaft.de/economy/news/avian-influenza-high-losses-in-poland-50406

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