# New avian flu cases in Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan

> Animal health agencies in Mexico, South Africa and Taiwan reported new highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks to the OIE in the past week. Taiwan confirmed four H5N2 outbreaks affecting over 23,000 poultry, and Mexico reported three more H7N3 outbreaks from June.

- Date: 2019-07-15 · published 2019-07-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57970-new-avian-flu-cases-in-mexico-south-africa-taiwan
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Poultry disease outbreaks reduce local flock sizes and can trigger trade restrictions on poultry exports, modestly supporting demand for feed grains and meal from importers while weighing on regional poultry output.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-26 | [Over 50 avian influenza cases confirmed in South Africa \| SAnews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16154-over-50-avian-influenza-cases-confirmed-in-south-africa-sanews.md) | +1.7% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2019-07-08 | [Weather blamed for Taiwan’s spike in avian flu cases \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57972-weather-blamed-for-taiwan-s-spike-in-avian-flu-cases-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | +2.0% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2025-03-07 | [Avian Influenza in the U.S. impacts Mexico: chicken prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25730-avian-influenza-in-the-u-s-impacts-mexico-chicken-prices-soar.md) | +1.2% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2019-10-25 | [Four Asian, Latin American states report new avian flu cases \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56452-four-asian-latin-american-states-report-new-avian-flu-cases-wattagnet.md) | -1.2% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-11-15 | [Japan, South Korea report avian flu in poultry flocks \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44062-japan-south-korea-report-avian-flu-in-poultry-flocks-wattpoultry-com.md) | -2.1% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15528973/avian-flu-in-bulgaria-iran-us-resolved-wattagnet?v=preview

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