# Danish avian flu outbreak prompts poultry suspension by CFS

> Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety advised traders to temporarily halt poultry imports from the Holstebro region of Denmark after a low-pathogenic H5 outbreak on a duck farm where 20,900 ducks were culled. The source of infection is unknown, and a 1km restricted zone was set.

- Date: 2018-05-11 · published 2018-05-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64900-danish-avian-flu-outbreak-prompts-poultry-suspension-by-cfs
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The import halt is a small, regionally limited trade restriction on Danish poultry, with minimal impact on global feed grain or meal demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2018/05/11/Danish-avian-flu-outbreak-prompts-poultry-suspension-by-CFS/

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