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South Africa's Department of Agriculture confirmed HPAI H5N8 bird flu on two commercial layer farms in Gauteng and Mpumalanga. Both farms were quarantined and affected sites were depopulated, while tracing of live-chicken cull depots continues.
Exports from registered HPAI-free compartments are continuing.
Layer losses and trade restrictions tighten South African egg and chicken supply, modestly supporting local poultry feed demand shifts and regional import substitution. Impact on global feed prices is limited.
sanews.gov.zaJul 12, 2017Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
