# Chicken consumption, trade and avian flu update in the Japanese market

> Japan's chicken production is projected flat in 2021 after highly pathogenic avian flu culled about one million broilers and nine million layers from November 2020 to February 2021. Imports are expected to rise slightly as domestic prices increase.

- Date: 2021-04-07 · published 2021-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47748-chicken-consumption-trade-and-avian-flu-update-in-the-japanese-market
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Avian flu losses tighten Japanese domestic supply and lift import demand for chicken, which supports international chicken prices and trade volumes.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- avinews.com: https://avinews.com/en/chicken-consumption-trade-and-avian-flu-update-in-the-japanese-market/

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