# Victorian bird flu outbreak: Tamworth egg farmer Bede Burke expects outbreak to put supply pressures on NSW farmers | The Northern Daily Leader | Tamworth, NSW

> A Tamworth egg farmer says the Victorian bird flu outbreak, which has led to more than 460,000 birds being culled since July, will pressure poultry supply in regional NSW. He notes that three species were infected and that Victoria has implemented its first poultry housing order. He expects biosecurity concerns to rise across the sector.

- Date: 2020-09-24 · published 2020-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51148-victorian-bird-flu-outbreak-tamworth-egg-farmer-bede-burke-expects-outbreak-to
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Losing up to half a million birds from a 21 million bird flock tightens domestic egg and poultry supply, which is bullish for poultry prices. Heightened biosecurity may also raise costs for producers.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- northerndailyleader.com.au: https://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/6933790/bird-flu-outbreak-expected-to-put-pressure-on-regional-nsw-farmers/
- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/6942464/nsw-farms-on-alert-as-vic-poultry-in-mandatory-bird-flu-isolation/

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