# Bird Flu Risk Rises Sharply Across Europe as Outbreaks Spread

> Britain's Defra raised its assessment of highly pathogenic avian influenza risk to wild birds from medium to high and to poultry kept under weak biosecurity from low to medium, in an outlook dated November 6. Outbreaks of H5N1 and H5N5 have been confirmed across several European countries, with 12 poultry outbreaks reported on the continent between October 1 and November 2.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T15:12:28.693Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99599-bird-flu-risk-rises-sharply-across-europe-as-outbreaks-spread
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md)

## Why it matters

Rising avian flu risk in Europe raises the chance of culls and trade restrictions on poultry, which can reduce meat supply and shift demand toward other proteins and feed, supporting prices for poultry and egg-related feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- global-agriculture.com: https://www.global-agriculture.com/animal-health-welfare/bird-flu-risk-rises-sharply-across-europe-as-outbreaks-spread/

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