# The status of egg production in South Africa | ProAgri

> South Africa's egg industry recounts the 2017 H5N8 avian influenza outbreak, in which about 4.7 million hens, roughly 20% of the national flock, were culled. Supply was restored through extended layer flock use and imports of fertile eggs, and the article argues against importing table eggs.

- Date: 2018-09-21 · published 2018-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63037-the-status-of-egg-production-in-south-africa-proagri
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lost layer numbers tightened local egg supply and raised prices, which in turn shifts demand for feed; the import debate affects how much feed South African producers will need.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- proagri.co.za: https://proagri.co.za/the-status-of-egg-production-in-south-africa/

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