# Record Numbers of Poultry Culled in Bird Flu Outbreak

> South Korea reported a record 14.45 million chickens and ducks culled in its latest bird flu outbreak, with most of the country affected. Egg prices are rising as supplies fall 60-70% at major retailers, while wholesale chicken prices fell 21% from December 1 as demand weakened.

- Date: 2016-12-15 · published 2016-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73507-record-numbers-of-poultry-culled-in-bird-flu-outbreak
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The cull has tightened egg supply while lowering wholesale chicken prices through weaker demand, so the impact on poultry markets is mixed.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- chosun.com: https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2016/12/15/JNZRFBRPHBQ33ZO72EC4652TWM/?related_all=

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