# Further outbreaks of avian flu hit poultry in Asia, Africa | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> New HPAI outbreaks were reported in poultry in Saudi Arabia (seven H5N8 outbreaks in Riyadh region, over three million birds lost), Taiwan (H5N2 and H5 cases in duck and goose flocks), and Togo, while a low-pathogenic virus was found in Denmark. Saudi Arabia's total since December reached 29 outbreaks.

- Date: 2018-05-07 · published 2018-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64897-further-outbreaks-of-avian-flu-hit-poultry-in-asia-africa-wattagnet-wattpoultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Poultry losses in importing markets reduce local bird numbers and can trigger import bans, which modestly lowers demand for feed grains and meal, though the effect is small relative to global supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-14 | [Chinese poultry farm hit by avian flu \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64898-chinese-poultry-farm-hit-by-avian-flu-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | +1.7% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2019-01-31 | [Avian flu returns to commercial poultry in Nigeria, Russia \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60976-avian-flu-returns-to-commercial-poultry-in-nigeria-russia-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-07-08 | [Weather blamed for Taiwan’s spike in avian flu cases \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57972-weather-blamed-for-taiwan-s-spike-in-avian-flu-cases-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | +2.0% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2019-10-25 | [Four Asian, Latin American states report new avian flu cases \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56452-four-asian-latin-american-states-report-new-avian-flu-cases-wattagnet.md) | -1.2% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-11-15 | [Japan, South Korea report avian flu in poultry flocks \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44062-japan-south-korea-report-avian-flu-in-poultry-flocks-wattpoultry-com.md) | -2.1% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2018-03-18 | [Avian flu: four continents, six viruses \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65873-avian-flu-four-continents-six-viruses-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| SBM | 2023-11-29 | [Avian flu returns to poultry farms in Japan, Cambodia \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16143-avian-flu-returns-to-poultry-farms-in-japan-cambodia-wattpoultry-com.md) | -4.0% | -10.1% |
| SBM | 2022-11-03 | [U.S. Approaches Record Number of Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Wild Birds and Poultry \| Bird Flu \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16231-u-s-approaches-record-number-of-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-wild-birds-and.md) | -1.9% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15525120/further-outbreaks-of-avian-flu-hit-poultry-in-asia-africa-wattagnet

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