# Bird flu crisis opens export egg markets in Asia | Farm Online | ACT

> Avian flu has wiped out about a third of South Korea's layer flock, at least 26 million hens, leaving retailers short about 180 million eggs a week. South Korea has eased import barriers and tariffs, opening markets to Australian and other exporters.

- Date: 2017-01-20 · published 2017-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72998-bird-flu-crisis-opens-export-egg-markets-in-asia-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Large Korean layer losses and import opening raise demand for egg imports and reduce poultry supply, supporting higher poultry prices in Asia.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/4417337/bird-flu-crisis-opens-export-egg-markets-in-asia/

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