# Vietnam culls hundreds of thousands poultry amid bird flu spread - Xinhua | English.news.cn

> Vietnam has culled more than 100,000 poultry in 10 provinces after H5N6 and H5N1 bird flu outbreaks, with 34 outbreaks reported since early January. African swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease have also spread further across the country.

- Date: 2020-02-26 · published 2020-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54485-vietnam-culls-hundreds-of-thousands-poultry-amid-bird-flu-spread-xinhua-english
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Multiple animal disease outbreaks reduce Vietnamese livestock and poultry numbers, lowering local feed demand and supporting imports of feed ingredients and meat.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

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| HOGS | 2019-03-07 | [African swine fever spreads to nine Vietnam provinces, ‘unpredictable’ - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59963-african-swine-fever-spreads-to-nine-vietnam-provinces-unpredictable-vnexpress.md) | +6.7% | +36.3% |
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| HOGS | 2019-08-28 | [Poultry farmers see possible shift away from pork consumption if ASF fears spread - BusinessWorld Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57740-poultry-farmers-see-possible-shift-away-from-pork-consumption-if-asf-fears.md) | -0.2% | -7.9% |

## Sources

- xinhuanet.com: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-02/26/c_138820035.htm

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