# How Bird Flu Impacts Your Pocket

> South Africa's HPAI H5N8 avian influenza outbreak has culled about 2 million layers through September, hitting poultry and ostrich producers in several provinces. Industry experts expect at least a 55-day lag before replacement layers are available, around Christmas. Egg prices are rising, and the feed industry is seeing lower bird numbers, while the Western Cape is also in drought.

- Date: 2017-11-24 · published 2017-11-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68122-how-bird-flu-impacts-your-pocket
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Fewer layers reduce demand for feed and raise egg prices, with the supply gap lasting until replacement birds arrive. Smaller feed volumes in South Africa add modest downward pressure on local feed ingredient demand.

## Sources

- mype.co.za: https://mype.co.za/how-bird-flu-impacts-your-pocket/

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