# The status of egg production in SA | Randfontein Herald

> The South African Poultry Association's egg board chairman described the 2017 H5N8 avian influenza outbreak, which culled about 4.7 million commercial layers and cost farmers over R1.5 billion. He said egg supply has since returned to balanced levels and argued that egg imports are unnecessary.

- Date: 2018-10-02 · published 2018-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62561-the-status-of-egg-production-in-sa-randfontein-herald
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Restored domestic supply reduces the need for imported eggs, so the outbreak's price effects have faded and there is little direct impact on feed demand.

## Sources

- citizen.co.za: https://www.citizen.co.za/randfontein-herald/news-headlines/2018/10/02/6am-2-octthe-status-of-egg-production-in-sa/

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