# South Korea, Taiwan, West Africa register new avian flu cases | WATTPoultry.com

> Two new HPAI H5N8 outbreaks were confirmed in commercial duck flocks in South Jeolla, South Korea, bringing the country's total to 108 since November 2020, with 29.8 million poultry culled. Taiwan also registered an H5N2 outbreak in meat geese, and West Africa reported new cases.

- Date: 2021-03-30 · published 2021-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47991-south-korea-taiwan-west-africa-register-new-avian-flu-cases-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Large cumulative culls in South Korea have raised local egg and chicken prices, supporting import demand for poultry feed inputs in Asia.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/egg/article/15533265/south-korea-taiwan-west-africa-register-new-avian-flu-cases

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