# Bird flu could halt free range egg production, warn MEPs

> Dutch MEPs asked the European Commission whether free-range status can be kept when bird flu forces indoor housing beyond 12 weeks. Bird flu restrictions remain in many EU regions, and prices for eggs and poultry products have risen substantially.

- Date: 2017-01-13 · published 2017-01-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73003-bird-flu-could-halt-free-range-egg-production-warn-meps
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

If free-range labelling is lost, barn egg supply could expand while free-range output shrinks, distorting egg markets and affecting poultry pricing.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2017/01/13/Bird-flu-could-halt-free-range-egg-production-warn-MEPs/

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