# Philippines culls nearly 39,000 chickens to curb bird flu outbreak

> The Philippines' Bureau of Animal Industry detected the highly infectious H5N6 avian influenza subtype at an egg-producing farm in San Luis, Pampanga province. Authorities have culled nearly 39,000 chickens to contain the outbreak.

- Date: 2020-07-29 · published 2020-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51994-philippines-culls-nearly-39-000-chickens-to-curb-bird-flu-outbreak
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The cull removes some layer supply locally, but the scale is small relative to global poultry output, so the price impact is limited to regional egg and feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/philippines-culls-nearly-39000-chickens-to-curb-bird-flu-outbreak-idUSKCN24U0LT/

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