# South Korea’s Struggle Against Avian Influenza - Korea Economic Institute of America

> Since November 2016, H5N6 avian influenza has spread across South Korea, killing about 26.7 million chickens, 2.5 million ducks and 2.5 million other birds. Egg output fell 30% and retail prices jumped over 50%, prompting tariff cuts on imports.

- Date: 2017-01-12 · published 2017-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73001-south-korea-s-struggle-against-avian-influenza-korea-economic-institute-of
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Korean layer losses and import liberalization create strong import demand for eggs, supporting poultry prices in Asia.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- keia.org: https://keia.org/analysis/south-koreas-struggle-against-avian-influenza/

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