# Vietnam culls over 137,000 poultry to contain bird flu - Xinhua | English.news.cn

> Vietnam has culled more than 137,000 poultry across 13 provinces and cities so far in 2020 to contain bird flu. The agriculture ministry reported 43 outbreaks in two months, mostly H5N6, and 19,472 pigs culled for African swine fever.

- Date: 2020-03-06 · published 2020-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54020-vietnam-culls-over-137-000-poultry-to-contain-bird-flu-xinhua-english-news-cn
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Culling of this scale reduces local poultry and pig supply, which may modestly raise Vietnamese demand for feed ingredients such as corn and soybean meal.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-05-13 | [Bangkok Post - Vietnam culls 1.2m pigs as African swine fever spreads](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58964-bangkok-post-vietnam-culls-1-2m-pigs-as-african-swine-fever-spreads.md) | +6.3% | -4.0% |
| HOGS | 2025-12-05 | [EU widens area affected by swine flu crisis to 91 places around Barcelona \| Sur in English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15947-eu-widens-area-affected-by-swine-flu-crisis-to-91-places-around-barcelona-sur.md) | +2.0% | +3.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-07-30 | [Pork market challenges continue due to disease, trade talks \| 2019-07-30  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58249-pork-market-challenges-continue-due-to-disease-trade-talks-2019-07-30-meat.md) | -2.8% | -17.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-01 | [Poultry prices up amid swine fever in China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57732-poultry-prices-up-amid-swine-fever-in-china.md) | -0.8% | -15.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-28 | [Swine fever raises fears of bird flu pandemic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55942-swine-fever-raises-fears-of-bird-flu-pandemic.md) | +0.7% | +7.9% |

## Sources

- news.cn: http://www.news.cn/english/2020-03/06/c_138850177.htm

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