# Still reeling from COVID-19, Asia’s poultry farmers are battling bird flu outbreaks
						 | The Poultry Site

> Asia's poultry sector faces its worst bird flu outbreak in years, with over 20 million chickens destroyed in South Korea and Japan since November. The H5N8 virus reached India and has been reported in 10 states, and Europe is also seeing its worst outbreak in years.

- Date: 2021-01-14 · published 2021-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49157-still-reeling-from-covid-19-asia-s-poultry-farmers-are-battling-bird-flu
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Widespread culling across Asia and Europe reduces poultry output and feed demand, a bearish factor for feed grains and meal in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-17 | [Asian Farmers Battle New Bird Flu Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49036-asian-farmers-battle-new-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -2.6% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2021-02-11 | [Avian flu forces poultry producers to cull birds due to outbreaks around the world](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48499-avian-flu-forces-poultry-producers-to-cull-birds-due-to-outbreaks-around-the.md) | -0.6% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2025-02-02 | [On the frontline against bird flu, egg farmers fear they're losing the battle : Shots - Health News : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26064-on-the-frontline-against-bird-flu-egg-farmers-fear-they-re-losing-the-battle.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2025-02-02 | [Egg prices have soared as farmers contend with bird flu outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26065-egg-prices-have-soared-as-farmers-contend-with-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2022-11-16 | [Why the ongoing bird flu outbreak is driving up poultry costs ahead of Thanksgiving \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38683-why-the-ongoing-bird-flu-outbreak-is-driving-up-poultry-costs-ahead-of.md) | -2.4% | -6.3% |
| SBM | 2021-01-17 | [Asian Farmers Battle New Bird Flu Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49036-asian-farmers-battle-new-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -6.7% | -5.1% |
| SBM | 2021-02-11 | [Avian flu forces poultry producers to cull birds due to outbreaks around the world](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48499-avian-flu-forces-poultry-producers-to-cull-birds-due-to-outbreaks-around-the.md) | +1.5% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2025-02-02 | [On the frontline against bird flu, egg farmers fear they're losing the battle : Shots - Health News : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26064-on-the-frontline-against-bird-flu-egg-farmers-fear-they-re-losing-the-battle.md) | -0.1% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-asia-idUSKBN29J00D/
- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2021/01/still-reeling-from-covid-19-asias-poultry-farmers-are-battling-bird-flu-outbreaks

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