# News Scan for Oct 31, 2017 | CIDRAP

> South Africa reported four more HPAI H5N8 outbreaks, two in commercial poultry (one an ostrich farm) and two in captive birds, killing 200 of 28,623 susceptible birds on farms. The cases follow earlier outbreaks since June and were reported to the OIE.

- Date: 2017-10-31 · published 2017-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68354-news-scan-for-oct-31-2017-cidrap
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Additional poultry losses in South Africa tighten local supply and keep bird culling and trade restrictions in place. The scale is small compared with national flock sizes, so the price effect is modest.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-02-23 | [News Scan for Feb 23, 2018 \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66395-news-scan-for-feb-23-2018-cidrap.md) | -3.9% | -11.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-26 | [News Scan for Dec 26, 2019 \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55480-news-scan-for-dec-26-2019-cidrap.md) | +0.2% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 2017-09-05 | [Flu Scan for Sep 05, 2017 \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68839-flu-scan-for-sep-05-2017-cidrap.md) | -2.8% | -13.9% |
| HOGS | 2024-03-20 | [Avian flu detected for first time in US livestock \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16107-avian-flu-detected-for-first-time-in-us-livestock-cidrap.md) | -0.2% | +9.0% |
| HOGS | 2024-07-16 | [News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16074-news.md) | +3.2% | +1.7% |
| SBM | 2018-02-23 | [News Scan for Feb 23, 2018 \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66395-news-scan-for-feb-23-2018-cidrap.md) | +4.5% | -2.4% |
| SBM | 2019-12-26 | [News Scan for Dec 26, 2019 \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55480-news-scan-for-dec-26-2019-cidrap.md) | -0.4% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2017-09-05 | [Flu Scan for Sep 05, 2017 \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68839-flu-scan-for-sep-05-2017-cidrap.md) | +1.9% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/news-scan-oct-31-2017

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