
Kyoto Prefecture confirmed avian influenza at a poultry farm in Kameoka, the first confirmed poultry case nationwide this season. The Japanese government convened a ministerial meeting and urged farms nationwide to tighten hygiene controls.
Retail egg prices averaged a record 312 yen per pack in October, and demand is expected to rise toward year-end.
Outbreaks at Japanese layer farms cut domestic supply just as year-end demand climbs, which pushes egg prices higher and may lift demand for imported feed-related inputs only indirectly.
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