# First highly pathogenic AI case of the winter confirmed at Yeoncheon layer farm; nationwide quarantine tightened

> Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N9) was confirmed on November 4 at a layer farm in Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi Province, housing about 91,000 birds. Authorities imposed a 24-hour nationwide movement standstill covering poultry farms, slaughterhouses, feed mills and livestock vehicles, and began testing 17 farms within 10 km.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T06:06:35.686Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81126-first-highly-pathogenic-ai-case-of-the-winter-confirmed-at-yeoncheon-layer-farm
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Bird disease outbreaks and movement bans can cut poultry output and disrupt feed mill deliveries in South Korea, weakening feed demand while the risk of wider spread persists.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- news.jkn.co.kr: https://news.jkn.co.kr/editions/english/post/1070806

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