# Bird flu: Poultry farmers lose Shs 2bn - The Observer Media Ltd

> Uganda's Poultry Association said 23 members lost about Shs 2bn in January after Kenya and Rwanda banned Ugandan poultry products. The ban followed a January 16 avian flu detection in migratory birds that spread to some domestic birds in Uganda. Tanzania had previously banned Ugandan poultry.

- Date: 2017-01-23 · published 2017-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Uganda · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73123-bird-flu-poultry-farmers-lose-shs-2bn-the-observer-media-ltd
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Avian flu bans cut regional poultry export demand and may reduce local broiler and layer output, modestly lowering demand for feed ingredients in East Africa.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- observer.ug: https://observer.ug/news/bird-flu-poultry-farmers-lose-shs-2bn/

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