# APHIS proposes updates to avian influenza virus elimination flat rate | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> APHIS proposed updating its virus elimination flat rate payments for table egg layer barns and egg storage facilities affected by HPAI or H5/H7 LPAI. The proposal shifts payments from a per-bird basis to a facility-size basis.

- Date: 2018-11-03 · published 2018-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62063-aphis-proposes-updates-to-avian-influenza-virus-elimination-flat-rate-wattagnet
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

This is a compensation policy change for recovery after outbreaks, with little immediate effect on feed demand or prices.

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/egg/article/15526805/aphis-proposes-updates-to-avian-influenza-virus-elimination-flat-rate-wattagnet

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