# Bird flu outbreaks rock poultry sector amid improving prices

> Rabobank says new waves of H5N8 avian influenza across Europe, Asia and Africa could disrupt poultry trade and breeding stock supply as northern hemisphere winter raises disease risk. Outbreaks are continuing and the Netherlands' reopening for exports to China has been delayed.

- Date: 2016-12-02 · published 2016-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73607-bird-flu-outbreaks-rock-poultry-sector-amid-improving-prices
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Trade disruption from outbreaks can shift meat and breeding stock flows and weigh on exporter prices, while poultry feed demand could soften if flock losses grow. Broiler prices were rising, so the risk is mainly to the price outlook.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2022-11-03 | [U.S. Approaches Record Number of Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Wild Birds and Poultry \| Bird Flu \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16231-u-s-approaches-record-number-of-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-wild-birds-and.md) | -1.9% | -1.9% |
| SBM | 2020-01-03 | [Bird flu outbreak spreads in Poland - 9News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54970-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-in-poland-9news.md) | -1.5% | -3.2% |
| SBM | 2026-02-24 | [Avian flu outbreak threatens to reverse falling egg prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20605-avian-flu-outbreak-threatens-to-reverse-falling-egg-prices.md) | +0.4% | +5.7% |
| SBM | 2016-11-03 | [Poultry prices fall on lower demand amid bird flu scare \| Commodity - Food & Edible Oils - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73991-poultry-prices-fall-on-lower-demand-amid-bird-flu-scare-commodity-food-and.md) | +1.5% | +1.3% |
| SBM | 2018-05-07 | [Further outbreaks of avian flu hit poultry in Asia, Africa \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64897-further-outbreaks-of-avian-flu-hit-poultry-in-asia-africa-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | -3.0% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2016/12/02/Bird-flu-outbreaks-rock-poultry-sector-amid-improving-prices/

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