# Bird flu, R950m has been lost, no help for farmers - South Africa Today

> More than R950 million has been lost in South African egg production and broiler delivery due to avian flu. Farmers culled thousands of birds, some farms have been closed for six months, and large-scale job losses have followed. No compensation is planned, as the agriculture minister declined to consider it in 2017.

- Date: 2018-02-17 · published 2018-02-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66504-bird-flu-r950m-has-been-lost-no-help-for-farmers-south-africa-today
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained losses and farm closures cut domestic poultry output, widening the import gap and supporting demand for feed grains and meal in the region.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- southafricatoday.net: https://southafricatoday.net/south-africa-news/bird-flu-r950m-has-been-lost-no-help-for-farmers/

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