# EU poultry industry on edge as bird flu outbreaks spread
						 | The Poultry Site

> H5N8 avian influenza is spreading across Europe, with cases in France, the Netherlands, Germany, Britain and several other countries, and now in Croatia, Slovenia and Poland. At least 1.6 million chickens and ducks have died or been culled in the region. The Netherlands and Poland reported large farm losses.

- Date: 2020-11-27 · published 2020-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50164-eu-poultry-industry-on-edge-as-bird-flu-outbreaks-spread-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Culls and export risk for major EU poultry exporters reduce bird numbers and feed demand. The spread raises the likelihood of further bans and trade disruption.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2020/11/eu-poultry-industry-on-edge-as-bird-flu-outbreaks-spread

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