# Bird flu hits Victoria impacting Farm Pride egg farms

> Farm Pride Foods confirmed a second outbreak of H7N7 avian influenza at a free-range farm near Lethbridge, Victoria. Total layer losses across its farms reached about 380,000 hens, roughly a third of its productive flock.

- Date: 2020-08-26 · published 2020-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51620-bird-flu-hits-victoria-impacting-farm-pride-egg-farms
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The loss of a third of one producer's flock cuts local egg output and reduces feed demand from that operation. The price effect is concentrated in Victoria.

## Sources

- smallcaps.com.au: https://smallcaps.com.au/article/bird-flu-hits-victoria-impacting-farm-pride-egg-farms

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