# More avian flu outbreaks in Asian poultry | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a second Chinese province, Sichuan, as well as in northern Vietnam, Taiwan and a German backyard flock. In Hunan, about 17,800 poultry were culled after an H5N1 outbreak.

- Date: 2020-02-13 · published 2020-02-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54486-more-avian-flu-outbreaks-in-asian-poultry-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Spreading avian flu in Asia reduces poultry flock sizes and regional feed demand, with limited direct effect on global grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15530373/more-avian-flu-outbreaks-in-asian-poultry-wattagnet

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