# Japan may have first bird flu outbreak of season, egg prices could rise again

> Kyoto prefecture authorities reported on November 11 that a chicken farm in Kameoka city showed suspected highly pathogenic avian influenza, with rapid tests positive on 10 dead birds. Gene testing was expected on November 12, and if confirmed, all roughly 200,000 chickens on the farm would be culled. Movement of poultry and eggs is restricted within 10 km of the farm.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T03:15:04.634Z
- Category: disease · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94871-japan-may-have-first-bird-flu-outbreak-of-season-egg-prices-could-rise-again
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Culling 200,000 layers would tighten Japan's already record-high egg supply, adding to demand for imported feed and supporting egg prices; the impact on feed ingredients is limited given the scale.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-12-08 | [Bird Flu Outbreak Raises Fears of Egg Price Hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43596-bird-flu-outbreak-raises-fears-of-egg-price-hike.md) | -0.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2026-10-22 | [The Birds Come Back: Korea's Avian Flu Season and the Price of an Egg \| The Ag Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17127-the-birds-come-back-korea-s-avian-flu-season-and-the-price-of-an-egg-the-ag.md) | -1.2% | — |
| CORN | 2016-11-29 | [Japan orders major poultry cull after first bird flu outbreak in nearly two years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73880-japan-orders-major-poultry-cull-after-first-bird-flu-outbreak-in-nearly-two.md) | +1.6% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2023-11-02 | [Mexico reports first outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on poultry farm \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16139-mexico-reports-first-outbreak-of-h5n1-bird-flu-on-poultry-farm-reuters.md) | +1.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [Avian flu outbreak threatens to reverse falling egg prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20605-avian-flu-outbreak-threatens-to-reverse-falling-egg-prices.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |

## Sources

- news.cn: https://www.news.cn/20261112/232246ec5db2400490721524560d4f91/c.html

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