# Stopping bird flu beyond the farm

> A Bangkok Post opinion piece argues that avian influenza control must extend beyond farms to wildlife and the environment. It cites a Cambodian human H5N1 case, an Australian seabird detection, and a UN pandemic declaration.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T00:14:17.433Z
- Category: disease · region Asia Pacific · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76491-stopping-bird-flu-beyond-the-farm
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

This is policy commentary without a new supply or price event, so it has no direct effect on feed markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-09-18 | [Flu on the farm \| Nature](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56955-flu-on-the-farm-nature.md) | -2.3% | +9.5% |
| HOGS | 2023-03-01 | [How to stop the bird flu outbreak becoming a pandemic \| Nature](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16205-how-to-stop-the-bird-flu-outbreak-becoming-a-pandemic-nature.md) | +0.1% | -6.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-11-10 | [Bird Flu Sweeping Across Europe - The Food Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16325-bird-flu-sweeping-across-europe-the-food-institute.md) | +0.6% | -6.8% |
| HOGS | 2024-10-31 | [Bird flu spreading faster than 2023 in the EU, data shows \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16056-bird-flu-spreading-faster-than-2023-in-the-eu-data-shows-reuters.md) | +0.2% | -1.9% |
| HOGS | 2017-07-26 | [OIE Reports H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak in Myanmar Poultry Farm
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69828-oie-reports-h5n1-bird-flu-outbreak-in-myanmar-poultry-farm-the-poultry-site.md) | -2.2% | -15.8% |
| SBM | 2019-09-18 | [Flu on the farm \| Nature](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56955-flu-on-the-farm-nature.md) | +0.4% | +4.7% |
| SBM | 2023-03-01 | [How to stop the bird flu outbreak becoming a pandemic \| Nature](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16205-how-to-stop-the-bird-flu-outbreak-becoming-a-pandemic-nature.md) | +2.6% | -6.2% |
| SBM | 2024-10-31 | [Bird flu spreading faster than 2023 in the EU, data shows \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16056-bird-flu-spreading-faster-than-2023-in-the-eu-data-shows-reuters.md) | -1.1% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- bangkokpost.com: https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3347525/stopping-bird-flu-beyond-the-farm

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