# Bird flu hits second duck farm in Hierden; 9,500 animals to be culled

> Bird flu was confirmed at a duck breeding farm in Hierden, Gelderland, and the Dutch agriculture ministry ordered the NVWA to cull about 9,500 animals. It is the second infection in the village in a few days, after a farm there was infected on 9 November. A transport ban now covers a 10-kilometre zone, restricting movement of birds, hatching eggs and consumption eggs.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T12:12:54.579Z
- Category: disease · region Netherlands · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95435-bird-flu-hits-second-duck-farm-in-hierden-9-500-animals-to-be-culled
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Localized duck-farm outbreaks in the Netherlands have a small effect on EU poultry and egg supply. Price impact depends on whether the infection spreads to larger commercial flocks.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-06-13 | [Animals farmed: pigs cloned by robots, horsemeat trial and bird flu culls \| Farming \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16272-animals-farmed-pigs-cloned-by-robots-horsemeat-trial-and-bird-flu-culls-farming.md) | +2.4% | +4.5% |
| HOGS | 2026-10-15 | [H5N1 Bird Flu Hits Minnesota, Indiana and Texas Farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15875-h5n1-bird-flu-hits-minnesota-indiana-and-texas-farms.md) | -2.4% | — |
| HOGS | 2018-10-29 | [Bulgaria detects bird flu at two duck farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62436-bulgaria-detects-bird-flu-at-two-duck-farms.md) | -0.1% | -4.8% |
| HOGS | 2020-12-01 | [South Korea reports bird flu outbreak on duck farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49531-south-korea-reports-bird-flu-outbreak-on-duck-farm-oie.md) | -2.9% | -3.6% |
| HOGS | 2025-02-06 | [A second version of bird flu is infecting cows. What does that mean?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16026-a-second-version-of-bird-flu-is-infecting-cows-what-does-that-mean.md) | +3.1% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2026-10-15 | [H5N1 Bird Flu Hits Minnesota, Indiana and Texas Farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15875-h5n1-bird-flu-hits-minnesota-indiana-and-texas-farms.md) | -2.2% | — |
| SBM | 2021-07-18 | [Bird flu outbreak hits a farm at Denu in Volta \| Ghana News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45948-bird-flu-outbreak-hits-a-farm-at-denu-in-volta-ghana-news-agency.md) | -2.0% | -1.0% |
| SBM | 2018-10-29 | [Bulgaria detects bird flu at two duck farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62436-bulgaria-detects-bird-flu-at-two-duck-farms.md) | +1.2% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- nlnow.nl: https://nlnow.nl/a/bird-flu-hits-second-duck-farm-in-hierden-9-500-birds-culled/

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