# Iran Poultry Farms Hit Hard by Culling of 16m Chicken

> Iranian officials report 16 million chickens culled in Qazvin, Tehran, Alborz and East Azarbaijan due to avian flu, causing losses above 20 trillion rials. Permits for 20,000 tons of egg imports were issued, and egg prices rose above 180,000 rials per tray.

- Date: 2017-12-25 · published 2017-12-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Iran · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67485-iran-poultry-farms-hit-hard-by-culling-of-16m-chicken
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy culling reduces domestic poultry and feed demand in Iran, and import permits point to added demand for imported eggs and poultry products.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- eghtesadonline.com: https://www.eghtesadonline.com/en/news/780887/iran-poultry-farms-hit-hard-by-culling-of-16m-chicken

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