# Bird flu update - Snowy River Mail

> Australian authorities say there have been no H5 bird flu detections in poultry or livestock in Australia, though the virus is present in Victoria's wild birds. An independent risk assessment rated the risk low for dairy cattle and pigs and negligible for beef cattle, sheep and goats. Producers are urged to maintain biosecurity.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-02T12:11:49.460Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75410-bird-flu-update-snowy-river-mail
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

With no domestic detections and a low assessed risk, the story carries little direct supply or price impact for feed buyers, though any livestock detection in Australia would be a demand-side shock to local meat and dairy output.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2025-04-01 | [Bird Flu's Varied Impacts on Egg and Milk Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25732-bird-flu-s-varied-impacts-on-egg-and-milk-markets.md) | -8.4% | -6.5% |
| MILK | 2024-04-03 | [Bird flu hits Texas dairy cows, hens, human as ducks migrate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16103-bird-flu-hits-texas-dairy-cows-hens-human-as-ducks-migrate.md) | -4.7% | -5.0% |
| MILK | 2024-04-03 | [Bird flu outbreak in the US. What to know \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16104-bird-flu-outbreak-in-the-us-what-to-know-ap-news.md) | -4.7% | -5.0% |
| MILK | 2025-07-23 | [Current Situation: Bird Flu in Dairy Cows \| Bird Flu \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15983-current-situation-bird-flu-in-dairy-cows-bird-flu-cdc.md) | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| MILK | 2024-04-27 | [Bird flu virus has been spreading among US cows for months, RNA reveals \| Nature](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16100-bird-flu-virus-has-been-spreading-among-us-cows-for-months-rna-reveals-nature.md) | +18.6% | +19.7% |

## Sources

- snowyrivermail.com.au: https://snowyrivermail.com.au/19389/bird-flu-update/

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