# Mexico Reports H5N1 Outbreak at Yucatan Egg Farm

> Mexico confirmed an H5N1 outbreak at a commercial laying-hen farm in Umán, Yucatan, where 862 birds had died before authorities intervened. Officials culled the remaining 224,998 hens and established a 10-kilometer surveillance perimeter; they said national poultry supplies remain secure.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T09:19:56.374Z
- Category: disease · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93344-mexico-reports-h5n1-outbreak-at-yucatan-egg-farm
- Commodities: [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md)

## Why it matters

The cull removes laying capacity and may tighten local egg supplies, creating some upward price pressure if the outbreak spreads or restocking takes time. The impact is likely limited unless surveillance finds additional infected farms.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- hoymx.mx: https://hoymx.mx/society/health/mexico-reports-h5n1-outbreak-at-yucatan-egg-farm/

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