# South Korea's Harim Q3 operating profit falls 71% as bird flu culls cut chicken supply

> Harim's operating profit fell 71% in the third quarter as avian-influenza culls among broiler breeders reduced peak-season sales. Lower chicken prices also weighed on margins from July through September.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T06:07:39.191Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83373-south-korea-s-harim-q3-operating-profit-falls-71-as-bird-flu-culls-cut-chicken
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Bird-flu culls reduce poultry supply, which can support chicken prices, though the reported lower prices show that demand and market conditions were also weighing on the sector.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- efeedlink.com: https://www.efeedlink.com/articles/south-koreas-harim-q3-operating-profit-falls-71-as-bird-flu-culls-cut-chicken-supply

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