# Japan confirms 2nd bird flu outbreak of the season-Xinhua

> Japan's agriculture ministry confirmed a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak at a farm in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture, raising about 40,000 egg-laying hens. Authorities are culling the flock, and this is the country's second outbreak of the season after a Kyoto case the previous day.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T12:13:45.934Z
- Category: disease · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97725-japan-confirms-2nd-bird-flu-outbreak-of-the-season-xinhua
- Commodities: [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md)

## Why it matters

A single 40,000-hen cull is small for global supply, but repeated outbreaks in Japan add to regional egg and poultry supply pressure and may increase Japanese import demand for eggs and feed.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- english.news.cn: https://english.news.cn/20261113/a6f6b306765d43afa77c2641b28a75ec/c.html

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