# Avian Flu crisis: Poultry producers slam govt

> Zimbabwe's poultry producers criticised the government over the H5N8 avian influenza outbreak, detected in May 2017, which has cut table egg supply and raised prices. The producers asked for the 40% duty on imported hatching eggs to be waived and for policies to compensate affected farmers.

- Date: 2017-09-03 · published 2017-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Zimbabwe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68970-avian-flu-crisis-poultry-producers-slam-govt
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower domestic poultry output reduces local feed demand, which is bearish for regional grain and meal. The duty dispute affects import costs for hatching eggs, but the price effect on global commodities is small.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-02 | [Avian flu, rising costs hit African poultry producers \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33322-avian-flu-rising-costs-hit-african-poultry-producers-wattpoultry-com.md) | +1.4% | -2.0% |
| 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 | 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 | 2016-11-20 | [South Dakota poultry producers bounce back from bird flu \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73874-south-dakota-poultry-producers-bounce-back-from-bird-flu-ap-news.md) | -0.1% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2021-01-13 | [Indian poultry market hit by avian flu scares \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49147-indian-poultry-market-hit-by-avian-flu-scares-wattpoultry-com.md) | +2.0% | +7.5% |

## Sources

- zimbabwesituation.com: https://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/avian-flu-crisis-poultry-producers-slam-govt/

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