# Free-range hens let out again as bird flu spread slows in South Australia

> Free-range egg farmers in South Australia who had voluntarily housed their hens to protect them from H5N1 are deciding whether to let them roam again. The spread of the virus in the state has slowed. The report notes that H5N1 has not yet reached Australia's poultry or egg sector.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T06:15:15.877Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95047-free-range-hens-let-out-again-as-bird-flu-spread-slows-in-south-australia
- Commodities: [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md)

## Why it matters

A slowing outbreak reduces the risk of supply losses in Australian egg production, which would ease pressure on egg prices if farmers resume normal operations.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/australia-wide/free-range-hens-let-out-again-as-bird-flu-spread-slows-in-sa/107375118

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