# Poultry farmers win compensation battle after bird flu culling

> South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal ruled 3-2 on 28 October 2026 that poultry destroyed under compulsory disease control must be valued at fair market value as if uninfected. The case concerns a farmer whose birds and eggs were culled in 2021.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:08:47.442Z
- Category: policy · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75838-poultry-farmers-win-compensation-battle-after-bird-flu-culling
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The ruling raises the compensation cost of culling for the state, which could affect how aggressively authorities cull in future outbreaks, but has little direct effect on feed prices.

## Sources

- vutivibusiness.co.za: https://vutivibusiness.co.za/agriculture/poultry-farmers-win-compensation-battle-after-bird-flu-culling/

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