# Avian flu threatens South Africa’s poultry industry | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> South Africa's agriculture minister met poultry industry representatives over the H5N8 outbreak, which the department says threatens the sector and jobs. The government is drafting compensation guidelines, considering vaccination, and weighing whether to allow hatching egg imports, while the number of outbreaks has risen to 24.

- Date: 2017-08-27 · published 2017-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69312-avian-flu-threatens-south-africa-s-poultry-industry-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Possible hatching egg imports and vaccination policy could rebuild flock size over time, but near-term supply stays tight, supporting chicken prices and feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15522546/avian-flu-threatens-south-africas-poultry-industry-wattagnet

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