# Egg crisis almost sparked a revolution in Iran - Poultry World

> Iran has lost 21 million birds to highly pathogenic avian influenza since March 2017, with AI confirmed at 421 sites including commercial farms. The outbreaks caused a large egg price increase and protests in the streets.

- Date: 2018-05-04 · published 2018-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Iran · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65049-egg-crisis-almost-sparked-a-revolution-in-iran-poultry-world
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Large layer losses cut Iranian egg supply and may increase demand for imported feed and poultry products, though the effect on global grain prices is limited.

## Sources

- poultryworld.net: https://www.poultryworld.net/poultry/egg-crisis-almost-sparked-a-revolution-in-iran/

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