# Avian influenza cases double in Vietnam’s duck and chicken farms – Asian Agribiz

> Vietnam has reported 66 avian influenza outbreaks this year, 52 of them H5N6 and 14 H5N1, across 23 provinces and cities. About 200,000 birds have been culled, and duck farms account for 56% of the outbreaks.

- Date: 2020-09-09 · published 2020-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51017-avian-influenza-cases-double-in-vietnam-s-duck-and-chicken-farms-asian-agribiz
- 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

Losses in Vietnam's duck and chicken sectors reduce local poultry output and can trim regional feed demand. The scale is modest relative to global feed grain and meal trade.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2023-08-04 | [Fears for human cases of avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16165-fears-for-human-cases-of-avian-influenza.md) | -0.5% | -16.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-25 | [Chicken prices in China up on ASF concerns – Asian Agribiz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58748-chicken-prices-in-china-up-on-asf-concerns-asian-agribiz.md) | -2.6% | +7.6% |
| HOGS | 2022-04-28 | [THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONTINUES DISEASE SURVEILLANCE OF ALL SWINE AND CHICKEN (AVIAN) FARMS IN THE TERRITORY \| VIDA \| Department of Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16286-the-virgin-islands-department-of-agriculture-continues-disease-surveillance-of.md) | -1.3% | +3.1% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-16 | [Influenza: Avian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16095-influenza-avian.md) | -0.7% | -3.0% |
| HOGS | 2026-05-05 | [Avian Influenza: Monitoring its spread in Latin America and the Caribbean - Americas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15912-avian-influenza-monitoring-its-spread-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean.md) | -0.7% | +3.2% |
| SBM | 2023-08-04 | [Fears for human cases of avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16165-fears-for-human-cases-of-avian-influenza.md) | -3.8% | -6.3% |
| SBM | 2022-12-20 | [Avian influenza cases in poultry and water birds on the rise \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16225-avian-influenza-cases-in-poultry-and-water-birds-on-the-rise-efsa.md) | +0.5% | +7.4% |
| SBM | 2017-02-28 | [Human avian influenza cases in China shake up global poultry markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72645-human-avian-influenza-cases-in-china-shake-up-global-poultry-markets.md) | -0.6% | -4.8% |

## Sources

- asian-agribiz.com: https://www.asian-agribiz.com/2020/09/10/avian-influenza-cases-double-in-vietnams-duck-and-chicken-farms-2/

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