# China bird flu has not spread, no impact on poultry market: government

> China's Ministry of Agriculture said recent bird flu outbreaks have been handled effectively without spreading and have not affected chicken products or prices. The statement is a government reassurance on the domestic market.

- Date: 2016-12-30 · published 2016-12-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73616-china-bird-flu-has-not-spread-no-impact-on-poultry-market-government
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

With no reported impact on chicken supply or prices, the news removes a potential source of Chinese poultry feed demand weakness. Market impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-china-idUSKBN14J0SG/?feedName=healthNews&feedType=RSS

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