# Iran culls 25mn heads of poultry amid bird flu fears

> Iranian officials culled 25 million poultry after fresh bird flu cases, according to ILNA. The head of the Tehran Chicken and Egg Association said 40 percent of the national flock was slaughtered, leading to a sharp drop in egg output and rising prices. Iran is importing 50 truckloads of eggs weekly from Turkey.

- Date: 2018-02-12 · published 2018-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Iran · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66507-iran-culls-25mn-heads-of-poultry-amid-bird-flu-fears
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The large cull cuts Iranian poultry feed demand and raises import needs for eggs, creating a modest bullish signal for Turkish poultry exports and a bearish one for Iranian feed consumption.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-02-11 | [Iran slaughters 40 percent of its poultry, imports eggs from Turkey amid bird flu panic \| Daily Sabah](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66506-iran-slaughters-40-percent-of-its-poultry-imports-eggs-from-turkey-amid-bird.md) | +0.8% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2021-02-11 | [Avian flu forces poultry producers to cull birds due to outbreaks around the world](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48499-avian-flu-forces-poultry-producers-to-cull-birds-due-to-outbreaks-around-the.md) | -0.6% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2022-11-16 | [Why the ongoing bird flu outbreak is driving up poultry costs ahead of Thanksgiving \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38683-why-the-ongoing-bird-flu-outbreak-is-driving-up-poultry-costs-ahead-of.md) | -2.4% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2017-09-29 | [Dumping, bird flu, cripples SA poultry and grain producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68971-dumping-bird-flu-cripples-sa-poultry-and-grain-producers.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2020-03-20 | [How coronavirus, bird flu and rumours to stay off non-veg hit poultry industry hard in India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54159-how-coronavirus-bird-flu-and-rumours-to-stay-off-non-veg-hit-poultry-industry.md) | -0.6% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- aa.com.tr: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-culls-25mn-heads-of-poultry-amid-bird-flu-fears/1061055

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