# Highly pathogenic avian influenza found at 260,000-hen laying hen farm in Yeoju… 3 poultry farms confirmed infected in four days

> South Korea confirmed H5N1 at a laying-hen farm in Yeoju with about 260,000 birds, the third poultry-farm detection in four days. Earlier detections involved H5N9 at a laying-hen farm in Yeoncheon and a broiler-duck farm in Jangheung.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T21:12:52.671Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88032-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-found-at-260-000-hen-laying-hen-farm-in-yeoju
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The affected flock and potential control measures may reduce poultry availability, lending support to chicken prices; further spread would increase that supply risk.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- inmeat.co.kr: https://inmeat.co.kr/en/daily-brief/yeoju-h5n1-avian-influenza-poultry-outbreaks-2026

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