# Avian flu in more poultry flocks in Taiwan | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> Highly pathogenic H5N2 avian flu has been confirmed on three more farms in Taiwan, with about 51,400 poultry culled. Ostriches in South Africa were also hit by highly pathogenic flu, and a UK commercial flock was culled after a mild infection.

- Date: 2019-12-19 · published 2019-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Taiwan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55482-avian-flu-in-more-poultry-flocks-in-taiwan-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Culling and movement restrictions cut local poultry supply and can briefly firm poultry meat prices, while Taiwan's import demand for feed grains is only marginally affected at this scale.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15530060/avian-flu-in-more-poultry-flocks-in-taiwan-wattagnet

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