# Bird flu outbreak confirmed on second Golden Plains Shire free-range egg farm, prompting warning for producers - ABC News

> A second free-range egg farm in Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, has tested positive for H7N7 avian influenza. State authorities ordered all commercial free-range egg farms in the area to house flocks indoors for 30 days.

- Date: 2020-08-07 · published 2020-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51494-bird-flu-outbreak-confirmed-on-second-golden-plains-shire-free-range-egg-farm
- 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

Housing orders and culls reduce local egg and poultry output, which may tighten domestic supply. The effect is regional and does not change global feed demand materially.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| HOGS | 2023-01-25 | [Iowa Pork Producers Can Learn From The 2022 Bird Flu Outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16218-iowa-pork-producers-can-learn-from-the-2022-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -1.6% | +10.5% |
| HOGS | 2024-06-25 | [What Can Farmers Learn From the Current Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16087-what-can-farmers-learn-from-the-current-bird-flu-outbreak-in-dairy-cows.md) | -0.8% | +2.6% |
| HOGS | 2020-12-01 | [South Korea reports bird flu outbreak on duck farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49531-south-korea-reports-bird-flu-outbreak-on-duck-farm-oie.md) | -2.9% | -3.6% |
| HOGS | 2018-06-30 | [Ghana reports outbreaks of H5 bird flu on farms \| Africanews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64429-ghana-reports-outbreaks-of-h5-bird-flu-on-farms-africanews.md) | -2.3% | -18.3% |
| SBM | 2025-02-28 | [Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits? \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26059-are-egg-producers-inflating-prices-during-the-bird-flu-outbreak-to-boost.md) | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2025-02-02 | [Egg prices have soared as farmers contend with bird flu outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26065-egg-prices-have-soared-as-farmers-contend-with-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -0.1% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2025-01-13 | [U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak - CBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26647-u-s-egg-industry-sees-record-chicken-deaths-from-bird-flu-outbreak-cbs-news.md) | +1.8% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-07/bird-flu-avian-influenza-confirmed-on-egg-farm-golden-plains-vic/12529704

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