# Chicken Prices May Rise as Avian Flu Spreads
						 | The Poultry Site

> Poultry producers on South Africa's JSE held up during the avian influenza outbreak, and their share prices rose. Astral Foods, the most affected, gained about 14.6 percent since late June. Experts warned that continued spread could cause chicken shortages and higher prices.

- Date: 2017-08-06 · published 2017-08-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69622-chicken-prices-may-rise-as-avian-flu-spreads-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Outbreaks in breeding flocks reduce future chicken supply, and warnings of shortages point to higher poultry prices. Tighter poultry output would support demand for feed grains and meals in South Africa.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- iol.co.za: https://iol.co.za/business-report/economy/2017-08-07-chicken-prices-may-rise-as-avian-flu-spreads/
- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2017/08/chicken-prices-may-rise-as-avian-flu-spreads

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