# Bird flu outbreak hits turkey farms in Poland - Farmers Weekly

> Highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza was detected in turkey flocks in eastern Poland, with up to 40,000 birds potentially culled. Poland, Europe's largest poultry producer and exporter, had not reported an outbreak since 2017.

- Date: 2020-01-03 · published 2020-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54968-bird-flu-outbreak-hits-turkey-farms-in-poland-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Culls in Europe's largest poultry exporter tighten European poultry supply and can trigger export bans, supporting chicken and turkey prices and modestly lifting demand for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-01-03 | [Bird flu outbreak spreads in Poland - 9News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54970-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-in-poland-9news.md) | -1.4% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2023-11-02 | [Mexico reports first outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on poultry farm \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16139-mexico-reports-first-outbreak-of-h5n1-bird-flu-on-poultry-farm-reuters.md) | +1.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2021-12-08 | [Bird Flu Outbreak Raises Fears of Egg Price Hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43596-bird-flu-outbreak-raises-fears-of-egg-price-hike.md) | -0.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2016-11-29 | [Japan orders major poultry cull after first bird flu outbreak in nearly two years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73880-japan-orders-major-poultry-cull-after-first-bird-flu-outbreak-in-nearly-two.md) | +1.6% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2020-11-29 | [Nation’s farms fight dual virus outbreaks in birds and pigs - The Korea Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50030-nation-s-farms-fight-dual-virus-outbreaks-in-birds-and-pigs-the-korea-herald.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| SBM | 2020-01-03 | [Bird flu outbreak spreads in Poland - 9News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54970-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-in-poland-9news.md) | -1.5% | -3.2% |
| SBM | 2021-01-09 | [The Hindu Explains \| How serious is the bird flu outbreak in India, and how can it be contained? - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49032-the-hindu-explains-how-serious-is-the-bird-flu-outbreak-in-india-and-how-can-it.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2020-03-25 | [Egg shortages linked to bird flu outbreak -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54156-egg-shortages-linked-to-bird-flu-outbreak-premium.md) | -3.2% | -13.2% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/poultry/bird-flu-outbreak-hits-turkey-farms-in-poland

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