# Avian influenza confirmed in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore, over 1,500 chickens culled

> H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in chicken samples from a poultry farm in Kattiyankuppam, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. Authorities are culling all birds on the affected farm and within a one-kilometre radius, and officials report 35,647 bird deaths in the belt since October 30.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T12:08:33.606Z
- Category: disease · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99323-avian-influenza-confirmed-in-tamil-nadu-s-cuddalore-over-1-500-chickens-culled
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md)

## Why it matters

Culling and movement restrictions remove layer and broiler supply in a region that depends on domestic poultry, which can firm local chicken and egg prices and raise feed demand for poultry rations if losses spread.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thehindu.com: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/avian-influenza-confirmed-in-cuddalore-over-1500-chickens-culled/article71701325.ece

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