# Fresh chicken rises to 63 pesos per kilo in Hopelchén due to bird flu outbreak in Yucatán

> Fresh chicken prices in Hopelchén, Campeche, rose from 60 to 63 pesos per kilogram as suppliers in Yucatán raised live-bird prices by more than 12 pesos per kilogram in under a week. The increases followed confirmation of a highly pathogenic H5N1 outbreak at a commercial egg farm in Umán, Yucatán, which housed 225,860 birds.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T00:28:49.465Z
- Category: disease · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92719-fresh-chicken-rises-to-63-pesos-per-kilo-in-hopelchen-due-to-bird-flu-outbreak
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md)

## Why it matters

The outbreak and resulting supplier price increases are tightening local poultry availability and raising costs for buyers, supporting higher chicken prices in the affected market.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- larevista.com.mx: https://larevista.com.mx/nota/kilo-de-pollo-fresco-sube-a-63-pesos-en-hopelchen-por-brote-de-gripe-aviar-en-yu-1794276035750

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