# Japan's second bird flu case this season confirmed in Chiba

> Highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed at a chicken farm in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture, the second poultry outbreak in Japan this season. The prefecture will cull about 40,000 egg-laying chickens and has barred transport of 5.62 million chickens at 49 farms within a 10-km radius.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T09:09:45.755Z
- Category: disease · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97501-japan-s-second-bird-flu-case-this-season-confirmed-in-chiba
- Commodities: [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md)

## Why it matters

Culls and movement restrictions tighten local egg supply and may lift Japanese egg prices, which can increase import demand. The scale is modest relative to global supply.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- japantimes.co.jp: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/13/japan/bird-flu-chiba/

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