# Algeria records first avian flu outbreak, more cases in Asia | WATTPoultry.com

> Algeria confirmed its first H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in poultry, with about 50,000 of 51,200 birds dead and the rest culled. Iran reported 22 new HPAI outbreaks affecting over 637,000 birds, and cases were also reported in India and Vietnam.

- Date: 2021-02-11 · published 2021-02-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48497-algeria-records-first-avian-flu-outbreak-more-cases-in-asia-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Spreading avian flu reduces poultry flock sizes and can trigger import bans, which lowers demand for feed grains and meal in affected regions while modestly supporting chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-12-13 | [Cost of Ukrainian avian flu outbreak high \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73622-cost-of-ukrainian-avian-flu-outbreak-high-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -1.7% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2021-01-13 | [Indian poultry market hit by avian flu scares \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49147-indian-poultry-market-hit-by-avian-flu-scares-wattpoultry-com.md) | +2.0% | +7.5% |
| CORN | 2022-11-24 | [Avian flu outbreak wipes out 50.54 mln U.S. birds, a record \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16233-avian-flu-outbreak-wipes-out-50-54-mln-u-s-birds-a-record-reuters.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2026-04-03 | [US has lost more than 1,000 commercial flocks to avian flu \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19726-us-has-lost-more-than-1-000-commercial-flocks-to-avian-flu-wattpoultry-com.md) | -1.8% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2021-07-22 | [Avian flu outbreak compounds plight of Ghanaian poultry industry - Global Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46085-avian-flu-outbreak-compounds-plight-of-ghanaian-poultry-industry-global-times.md) | -2.8% | -2.1% |
| SBM | 2021-01-13 | [Indian poultry market hit by avian flu scares \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49147-indian-poultry-market-hit-by-avian-flu-scares-wattpoultry-com.md) | -3.0% | -4.4% |
| SBM | 2022-11-24 | [Avian flu outbreak wipes out 50.54 mln U.S. birds, a record \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16233-avian-flu-outbreak-wipes-out-50-54-mln-u-s-birds-a-record-reuters.md) | +2.6% | +10.4% |
| SBM | 2026-04-03 | [US has lost more than 1,000 commercial flocks to avian flu \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19726-us-has-lost-more-than-1-000-commercial-flocks-to-avian-flu-wattpoultry-com.md) | +4.0% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/egg/article/15532919/algeria-records-first-avian-flu-outbreak-more-cases-in-asia

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