# Bird flu hits Vietnamese province - Xinhua | English.news.cn

> Vietnam's southern Ben Tre province reported its first outbreak of H5N6 bird flu, leading to the culling of 1,000 chickens. Vietnamese authorities said bird flu is forecast to spread further in the remaining months of the year.

- Date: 2019-09-01 · published 2019-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57076-bird-flu-hits-vietnamese-province-xinhua-english-news-cn
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Avian flu outbreaks in Vietnam reduce local poultry flocks and feed demand, a modest bearish factor for Asian poultry feed and chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- xinhuanet.com: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/01/c_138355271.htm

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