# DA-BAI confirms bird flu in Pampanga egg farm |
    Official Portal of the Department of Agriculture

> The Philippine Department of Agriculture confirmed a highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza outbreak at a layer egg farm in San Luis, Pampanga. Authorities culled 38,701 layers and began surveillance around the farm.

- Date: 2020-07-29 · published 2020-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52114-da-bai-confirms-bird-flu-in-pampanga-egg-farm-official-portal-of-the-department
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Culling tens of thousands of egg-laying hens reduces local egg supply and feed demand from the farm, a modest bearish signal for feed demand in the Philippines.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-05-30 | [Post Holdings says bird flu hit nearly 14% of egg supply \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30281-post-holdings-says-bird-flu-hit-nearly-14-of-egg-supply-agriculture-dive.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2024-08-19 | [Just as inflation cools, bird flu is driving up the price of eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28792-just-as-inflation-cools-bird-flu-is-driving-up-the-price-of-eggs.md) | -0.7% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2018-02-11 | [Iran slaughters 40 percent of its poultry, imports eggs from Turkey amid bird flu panic \| Daily Sabah](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66506-iran-slaughters-40-percent-of-its-poultry-imports-eggs-from-turkey-amid-bird.md) | +0.8% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2025-01-24 | [Bird Flu in U.S. Is Creating Egg Shortages and Driving Up Prices - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26644-bird-flu-in-u-s-is-creating-egg-shortages-and-driving-up-prices-the-new-york.md) | -0.2% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 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) | +0.6% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- da.gov.ph: https://www.da.gov.ph/da-bai-confirms-bird-flu-in-pampanga-egg-farm/

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