# Avian influenza containment crucial for poultry markets

> A second highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza outbreak was confirmed at a South African breeding farm in Mpumalanga. Four earlier outbreaks led to quarantines, and chicken exports have been banned. Producers face higher biosecurity and production costs.

- Date: 2017-08-18 · published 2017-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69619-avian-influenza-containment-crucial-for-poultry-markets
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The export ban keeps more chicken in the domestic market, which can weigh on local prices, while lost production and higher costs push producers toward higher prices. Reduced flock output tightens the poultry feed demand outlook in South Africa.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- bizcommunity.com: https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/358/166241.html

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