# South Korea reports bird flu outbreak on duck farm: OIE

> South Korea confirmed a highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu outbreak on a duck farm in the southwest of the country, according to the OIE. The outbreak led to the culling of about 19,000 ducks.

- Date: 2020-12-01 · published 2020-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49531-south-korea-reports-bird-flu-outbreak-on-duck-farm-oie
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The cull is small relative to national poultry output, so the direct price effect on feed demand is limited, though it signals ongoing regional HPAI risk.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-01-11 | [Hungary reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu on farm - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49033-hungary-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +0.2% | +5.5% |
| HOGS | 2017-11-23 | [Germany reports outbreak of mild bird flu on farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67851-germany-reports-outbreak-of-mild-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +0.6% | +3.3% |
| HOGS | 2018-05-28 | [Bulgaria reports bird flu outbreak on duck farm \| Agrifish  \| POST Online Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64901-bulgaria-reports-bird-flu-outbreak-on-duck-farm-agrifish-post-online-media.md) | +3.5% | +11.4% |
| HOGS | 2017-06-22 | [South Africa reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu in Mpumalanga: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70386-south-africa-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-in-mpumalanga-oie.md) | +2.7% | -1.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-10 | [South Africa reports farm outbreak of African swine fever - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59456-south-africa-reports-farm-outbreak-of-african-swine-fever-oie.md) | +7.3% | +5.6% |
| SBM | 2021-01-11 | [Hungary reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu on farm - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49033-hungary-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2017-11-23 | [Germany reports outbreak of mild bird flu on farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67851-germany-reports-outbreak-of-mild-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +0.0% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2018-05-28 | [Bulgaria reports bird flu outbreak on duck farm \| Agrifish  \| POST Online Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64901-bulgaria-reports-bird-flu-outbreak-on-duck-farm-agrifish-post-online-media.md) | -3.0% | -12.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-southkorea-idUSKBN28A2EL/

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