# China reports new H5N6 bird flu outbreak in Hunan province

> China's Agriculture Ministry reported a new H5N6 avian flu case on a poultry farm in Fenghuang county, Hunan province. Authorities culled 1,029 birds after the outbreak, which infected nearly all 519 birds on the farm and killed 385 of them.

- Date: 2018-10-09 · published 2018-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62432-china-reports-new-h5n6-bird-flu-outbreak-in-hunan-province
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The outbreak is small and localized, so its effect on feed demand and poultry prices is limited. It adds to a wider pattern of H5N6 cases in southern China that could weigh on local poultry demand if spread grows.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-birdflu-outbreak/china-reports-new-h5n6-bird-flu-outbreak-in-hunan-province-idUSKCN1MJ150/

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