# Poland’s largest ever bird flu outbreak leads to cull of millions of birds | Notes From Poland

> Poland is fighting 262 avian influenza outbreaks, its highest annual number ever, with over six million birds being culled. Authorities blame poultry farm concentration and propose stricter spacing and farm area rules. Poultry meat and egg prices have already risen 65% since November.

- Date: 2021-04-28 · published 2021-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Poland · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47601-poland-s-largest-ever-bird-flu-outbreak-leads-to-cull-of-millions-of-birds
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Poland produces almost 20% of EU poultry meat, so the cull tightens EU supply and supports higher poultry prices; the expected seasonal improvement from warmer weather may limit the upside.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- notesfrompoland.com: https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/04/28/polands-largest-ever-bird-flu-outbreak-leads-to-cull-of-millions-of-birds/

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