# Fast-spreading bird flu puts EU poultry industry on edge - Manitoba Co-operator

> Highly pathogenic avian influenza is spreading rapidly across Europe, with cases found in France, the Netherlands, Germany, Britain, Belgium and several other countries. Outbreaks on farms have led to the death or culling of at least 1.6 million chickens and ducks.

- Date: 2020-12-07 · published 2020-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49537-fast-spreading-bird-flu-puts-eu-poultry-industry-on-edge-manitoba-co-operator
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The Netherlands is Europe's largest chicken and egg exporter, so farm losses there and continued spread could cut export supply and support chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/livestock/poultry/fast-spreading-bird-flu-puts-eu-poultry-industry-on-edge/

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