# Concerns over spread of avian flu in Russia, China | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> Russia has confirmed multiple HPAI outbreaks in poultry, spreading from Kursk oblast to Samara, Penza and Oryol, with more than 485,000 birds affected including two commercial farms. China also reported an outbreak on a farm in Qinghai province.

- Date: 2018-06-25 · published 2018-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Russia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64427-concerns-over-spread-of-avian-flu-in-russia-china-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Russian losses of roughly half a million birds are modest, but they may tighten domestic poultry supply and lift import demand. Spread into commercial centers is the main risk to watch for poultry and feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15525633/concerns-over-spread-of-avian-flu-in-russia-china-wattagnet

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