# Avian flu poultry ban partially lifted | Philstar.com

> Philippine authorities partially lifted an avian flu poultry ban. Farm gate prices have slumped to P10-15 per kilogram from an average of P70, and the industry estimates losses of about P179 million per day.

- Date: 2017-08-22 · published 2017-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Philippines · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69478-avian-flu-poultry-ban-partially-lifted-philstar-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower poultry prices and reduced domestic demand from the ban's effects weigh on poultry feed demand, while the partial lifting gradually restores broiler and layer flocks' feed needs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-14 | [Chinese poultry farm hit by avian flu \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64898-chinese-poultry-farm-hit-by-avian-flu-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | +1.7% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2021-11-15 | [Japan, South Korea report avian flu in poultry flocks \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44062-japan-south-korea-report-avian-flu-in-poultry-flocks-wattpoultry-com.md) | -2.1% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2023-11-29 | [Avian flu returns to poultry farms in Japan, Cambodia \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16143-avian-flu-returns-to-poultry-farms-in-japan-cambodia-wattpoultry-com.md) | +3.8% | +6.1% |
| CORN | 2019-01-31 | [Avian flu returns to commercial poultry in Nigeria, Russia \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60976-avian-flu-returns-to-commercial-poultry-in-nigeria-russia-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2018-03-18 | [Avian flu: four continents, six viruses \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65873-avian-flu-four-continents-six-viruses-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -1.2% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2023-11-29 | [Avian flu returns to poultry farms in Japan, Cambodia \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16143-avian-flu-returns-to-poultry-farms-in-japan-cambodia-wattpoultry-com.md) | -4.0% | -10.1% |
| SBM | 2018-03-18 | [Avian flu: four continents, six viruses \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65873-avian-flu-four-continents-six-viruses-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| SBM | 2018-05-07 | [Further outbreaks of avian flu hit poultry in Asia, Africa \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64897-further-outbreaks-of-avian-flu-hit-poultry-in-asia-africa-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | -3.0% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- philstar.com: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/08/22/1731805/avian-flu-poultry-ban-partially-lifted

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