# Two UK commercial avian influenza outbreaks confirmed in a week

> Two highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks were confirmed in British commercial poultry this week, in Lincolnshire and the Scottish Borders. Affected birds at both sites are being culled, with 3km protection and 10km surveillance zones declared. The Netherlands had already imposed a nationwide poultry housing order on 28 October.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T15:13:15.552Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82009-two-uk-commercial-avian-influenza-outbreaks-confirmed-in-a-week
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Outbreaks in European poultry reduce local flock size and can lead to more imports of poultry and eggs, supporting demand for feed ingredients like corn and soybean meal in the UK and EU.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- poultry.network: https://poultry.network/two-uk-commercial-avian-influenza-outbreaks-confirmed-in-a-week/

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