# Indian poultry market hit by avian flu scares | WATTPoultry.com

> HPAI outbreaks have disrupted Indian poultry markets, with H5N8 found at five Kerala duck farms affecting about 83,000 birds. New poultry cases were also reported in Iran, Japan, South Korea, and the first HPAI outbreak in Senegal.

- Date: 2021-01-13 · published 2021-01-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49147-indian-poultry-market-hit-by-avian-flu-scares-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Spreading avian flu across Asia and Africa cuts poultry sales and feed demand, a modestly bearish signal for feed grains and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-02 | [Avian flu, rising costs hit African poultry producers \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33322-avian-flu-rising-costs-hit-african-poultry-producers-wattpoultry-com.md) | +1.4% | -2.0% |
| 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 | 2021-06-16 | [South Africa’s poultry sector focuses on avian flu control \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46579-south-africa-s-poultry-sector-focuses-on-avian-flu-control-wattpoultry-com.md) | -2.3% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2021-02-11 | [Algeria records first avian flu outbreak, more cases in Asia \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48497-algeria-records-first-avian-flu-outbreak-more-cases-in-asia-wattpoultry-com.md) | -0.6% | +3.0% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2023-11-02 | [Avian flu, rising costs hit African poultry producers \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33322-avian-flu-rising-costs-hit-african-poultry-producers-wattpoultry-com.md) | +4.3% | +3.6% |
| SBM | 2021-06-16 | [South Africa’s poultry sector focuses on avian flu control \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46579-south-africa-s-poultry-sector-focuses-on-avian-flu-control-wattpoultry-com.md) | -1.8% | -3.8% |
| SBM | 2021-02-11 | [Algeria records first avian flu outbreak, more cases in Asia \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48497-algeria-records-first-avian-flu-outbreak-more-cases-in-asia-wattpoultry-com.md) | +1.5% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15532682/indian-poultry-market-hit-by-avian-flu-scares

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