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NewsHong Kong suspends poultry imports from Korea's Gyeonggi-do and seven US counties over avian influenza
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety has halted poultry meat, product and egg imports from Yeoncheon-gun and seven US counties after WOAH reported H5N9 and H5N1 outbreaks.
NewsSouth Korea's egg prices climb back above KRW7,300 per tray as bird flu hits two layer farms
Prices for 30 large eggs are 7.1% above the October average, while waterfowl counts at key migratory sites have surged ahead of the peak risk season.
NewsJapan detects first highly pathogenic bird flu of the season in wild crow in Akita Prefecture
Agriculture ministry tells prefectures and poultry groups to tighten biosecurity, while neighbouring Yamagata holds an emergency meeting.
NewsCanada declares bird flu control zones in Alberta's Sturgeon and Ponoka counties
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency declared both primary control zones on 7 November, each linked to an infected premises.
NewsSouth Korea confirms H5N1 bird flu at 260,000-hen layer farm in Gyeonggi's Yeoju, third farm outbreak this month
The case follows an H5N9 outbreak on a Jangheung duck farm and prompts fortnightly testing of layer farms nationwide in place of quarterly checks.
NewsAvian flu detected in Canada's British Columbia commercial poultry flock for first time this season
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed H5 avian influenza in a commercial flock in Chilliwack, the first domestic bird case in British Columbia since February.
NewsNearly 50,000 chickens dead in India's Cuddalore as unidentified disease hits Diwali supplies
Farmers in Cuddalore district in India's Tamil Nadu report losses of 40,000 to 50,000 birds, while district officials put the toll nearer 26,000 and tests have yet to establish a cause.
NewsHong Kong suspends poultry imports from Norway's Rogaland and the Scottish Borders after H5N1 outbreaks
The Centre for Food Safety has halted poultry meat and egg imports from Rogaland County in Norway and the Scottish Borders in Scotland with immediate effect after H5N1 notifications.
NewsSouth Korea's Harim Q3 operating profit falls 71% as bird flu culls cut chicken supply
Losses of broiler breeders to avian influenza reduced peak-season sales, while lower chicken prices weighed on July-September margins.
NewsTaiwan's Pingtung culls nearly 49,000 quail after H5N1 bird flu hits Yanpu farm
The farm reported unusual deaths on 30 October, prompting movement controls, disinfection and surveillance of poultry farms within 1km and 3km of the site.
NewsAfrican swine fever still active in 26 Vietnamese localities as FMD and PRRS clear nationwide
Lumpy skin disease and avian influenza persist in a handful of areas, while farmers restock pigs cautiously amid falling hog prices and high feed costs.
NewsSouth Korea detects first H5 bird flu of 2026/27 season on poultry farm in Gyeonggi's Yeoncheon
Authorities order a 24-hour nationwide standstill for poultry farms, feed mills and livestock vehicles while tests determine whether the strain is highly pathogenic.
NewsScotland confirms H5N1 bird flu near Biggar, imposing 3km and 10km control zones
The Scottish Government has confirmed HPAI H5N1 at a premises near Biggar in the Scottish Borders, with legally enforceable movement controls in a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone.
NewsCME lean hog futures slide to contract lows on heavy supply and soft demand
December lean hog futures settled 0.70 cent lower at 58.175 cents per pound, with the front month touching a life-of-contract low of 57.775 cents.
South Korea finds H5N1 in a wild leopard cat in Seosan as Yongin shuts stream after wild bird detection
The country's second wild mammal case and a stream closure near 1.16 million poultry follow the season's first wild bird detection in October.
Bird flu cases in Washington state dairy herds nearly quadruple to 34 in a week
The outbreak in Yakima and Benton counties has made Washington the 20th US state to report H5N1 in dairy cattle since the virus was first found in Texas in 2024.
Hong Kong halts poultry imports from Washington's Kittitas County, US, over H5N1 outbreak
The Centre for Food Safety has ordered an immediate suspension of poultry meat, products and eggs from the US county after WOAH reported highly pathogenic H5N1 there.
NewsHong Kong suspends poultry imports from Denmark's Lolland and US's Minnesota over H5N1 outbreaks
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety halts poultry meat and egg imports from Lolland Municipality and Minnesota's Jackson County with immediate effect.
NewsNetherlands orders nationwide poultry housing after three bird flu outbreaks
The first outbreaks of the 2026/2027 season include a 45,000-bird layer farm in Groningen, as the virus persists in wild birds.
NewsVietnam's Dong Thap culls 518 poultry after H5N6 outbreak in duck flock
Of 560 ducks at a household in Tan Phu Dong commune, 167 were infected and 77 died before authorities culled the flock and disinfected the site.
NewsRose Acre Farms depopulates 934,600 layers after H5N1 confirmed at Illinois, US, egg farm
USDA confirmed HPAI at a Clinton County, Illinois, table egg layer premises where 934,600 birds are being destroyed, the largest of the country's active outbreaks.
NewsIndia's Chennai zoo closes after H5N1 bird flu confirmed in water birds
Seven water birds died at Vandalur Zoo between 3 and 9 October; India's high-security animal disease laboratory confirmed H5N1 on 21 October.
NewsPhilippines waives bird flu testing for poultry shipments from Negros Island Region
The waiver covers live poultry, eggs and poultry products moving out of Negros and Siquijor, but excludes live ducks and can be revoked if a case is confirmed.
NewsTaiwan confirms H5N1 bird flu on Taoyuan meat goose farm, culls 735 birds
The geese had been brought in from Yunlin and Kaohsiung days before sampling; officials say poultry supply is unaffected.
NewsHighly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed again in Barron County commercial flock, Wisconsin
The infected premises has been quarantined and depopulated, with a 10 km control area restricting poultry movements.
NewsKuwait lifts bird flu-related poultry import bans on seven countries and imposes new regional curbs on US and France
Nine decisions restore imports from 56 regions in 21 US states, 11 French regions and all of Austria, Bangladesh, Argentina, the UK and Pakistan.
NewsHong Kong suspends poultry imports from parts of US and Canada over H5N1 bird flu outbreaks
The suspension covers Minnesota's Stearns and Benton counties, Indiana's Jay County and the Municipality of Pembina in Canada's Manitoba.
NewsBird flu deaths in Indonesia's Sinjai reach 6,130 as mortality slows and vaccination gets under way
The South Sulawesi regency is targeting 138,188 birds with 150,000 vaccine doses, applying a 1 km buffer around active infection sites.
NewsSouth Korea raises bird flu alert to highest level after first HPAI detection of winter at Suncheon Bay
H5 avian influenza was confirmed in wild bird faeces, prompting movement controls on poultry within 10 km and a week of nationwide farm disinfection.
NewsBird flu outbreak in Indonesia's Sinjai spreads to 23 villages as poultry deaths near 5,000
Indonesia's agriculture ministry has confirmed H5 clade 2.3.2 avian influenza in South Sulawesi's Sinjai and traced the outbreak to fighting-chicken gatherings.
NewsWashington, US, confirms human bird flu case linked to infected dairy cows in Yakima County
The case follows the state's first H5N1 detections in dairy cattle at two Yakima County farms earlier in October; officials say the public risk remains low.
NewsAustralia's Victoria lifts poultry housing order as H5N1 keeps spreading in wildlife
The 10-week order confined flocks of 50 or more birds in Melbourne and southern Victoria; H5N1 has not been detected in Australian poultry or livestock.
NewsCanada declares avian influenza primary control zone in Alberta's Sturgeon County
The new zone is linked to infected premises AB-IP120, with Alberta listing five currently infected premises out of 16 across Canada.
NewsEU suspends poultry imports from bird flu-hit zones in Canada, UK and US
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2268 covers live poultry, hatching eggs and fresh poultry meat from six zones, while unaffected regions keep EU access.
NewsSouth Korea defends Brazilian egg imports as minister puts cost at 1.6 billion won
Seoul says the trial imports were meant to diversify supply after bird flu outbreaks, rejecting claims that 80 billion won was wasted.
NewsSouth Korea's Brazilian egg imports draw scrutiny as landed cost reaches 39,000 won a tray
Lawmakers question a 120 billion won import budget as Brazilian eggs cost three to four times US supply, while the government defends imports as a short-term fix.
NewsIndonesia sends 150,000 bird flu vaccine doses to South Sulawesi as outbreak kills 3,763 birds
The shipment from state vaccine maker Pusvetma is the first phase of 300,000 planned doses after laboratory tests confirmed avian influenza in Sinjai Regency.
NewsSouth Korea steps up bird flu defences as duck-family migratory birds nearly triple
A September survey counted 18,678 duck-family birds at three key sites, up 189.7% year on year, prompting a nationwide farm alert and 280 restricted zones for livestock vehicles.
NewsTaiwan's first human H7N7 case carried mammalian-adaptive PB2 E627K marker, preprint finds
Taiwan CDC researchers report that the virus from the island's first locally acquired human H7N7 infection carried a mammalian adaptation marker, prompting a cross-species risk review.
NewsWashington, US, confirms first H5N1 bird flu cases in dairy cattle
Two Yakima County dairy herds are under quarantine, making Washington the 20th US state to record highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cattle since March 2024.
NewsJapan egg prices match record high as feed costs and avian influenza risk threaten supply
Japan's average retail egg price matched its record high in September, with higher feed costs and the risk of an avian influenza outbreak threatening winter supply.
NewsRabobank lifts 2026 global poultry growth forecast to 3.5%, flags oversupply risks
Rabobank has raised its 2026 global poultry growth forecast to 3.5%, warning that rapid expansion risks oversupply in several major producing markets.
NewsBird flu confirmed at poultry farm in India's Andhra Pradesh after 2,500 country chickens die
Around 2,500 country chickens have died at a farm in Anantapur district, with officials suspecting birds brought in from Telangana introduced the virus.
NewsHPAI confirmed at six poultry premises in Canada's Manitoba as Minnesota outbreak tops 260,000 birds
Canada's Manitoba has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza at six commercial poultry premises this month, while Minnesota's early fall outbreak has affected more than 260,000 birds.
NewsSuriname confirms first H5 bird flu outbreak on broiler farm
About 5,000 broilers died and the remaining 1,000 were culled, with the farm and its contact locations closed for 28 days after decontamination.
NewsCambodia confirms sixth human H5N1 case of 2026
A 49-year-old man in Oddar Meanchey province tested positive after contact with sick poultry, taking Cambodia's human H5N1 tally for 2026 to six.
NewsAustralia's Victoria delays poultry welfare rules by 12 months amid H5 bird flu outbreak
Tougher poultry welfare standards due to take effect in mid-2026 will now start in mid-2027 as the state focuses resources on H5 bird flu.
NewsUS poultry veterinarians debate avian influenza vaccination as broiler export risk weighs against turkey and layer benefits
Broiler companies export 18% of production and account for 90% of US poultry exports, leaving them most exposed to trade restrictions vaccination could trigger.
NewsEFSA campaign targets bird flu biosecurity after Europe logs almost 8,000 outbreaks in one season
Wild bird detections ran four times higher than the previous winter, with most poultry infections traced to indirect contact rather than farm-to-farm spread.
NewsUS confirms seven H5N1 detections in commercial poultry since 1 September as autumn migration begins
Turkey operations in the Dakotas and Minnesota account for most of the roughly 360,000 birds affected across commercial and backyard flocks over 30 days.
NewsAustralian free range egg farms change carton labels as H5N1 biosecurity keeps hens indoors
A 90-day regulatory grace period is expiring for some producers, with stickers and in-store signage now flagging that flocks have been temporarily housed.
NewsVietnam's Vinh Long tightens disease controls as herds expand ahead of Tet restocking
Avian influenza vaccination has reached 90.88% of the annual plan, while lumpy skin disease coverage lags at 55.45%.
NewsChina reports two new human H9N2 avian influenza cases in Anhui and Beijing
Both patients had live poultry market exposure and have since recovered, the WHO says, bringing the regional case tally to 179 since 2015.
NewsThailand plans 2027 layer breeding as bird flu spreads worldwide
The Department of Livestock Development is stepping up surveillance as HPAI spreads worldwide, while reviewing 2027 breeding stock plans to balance egg supply.
NewsIngham's flags higher Australian chicken prices as FY2027 costs rise A$130 million
The poultry major attributes the increase to feed, Middle East shipping costs and embedded inflation, rather than to avian influenza.
NewsJapan moves closer to resuming imports of Ukrainian poultry meat and eggs
A Japanese audit of Ukraine's food safety controls could pave the way for the first Ukrainian poultry shipments to Japan in roughly five years.
NewsAustralia launches H5 bird flu vaccination programme as detections reach 231 with no poultry cases yet confirmed
Captive birds are the priority for vaccination as authorities warn mass wildlife mortality events will continue, while commercial poultry operations remain unaffected to date.
NewsH5N1 detected in New South Wales as Australia's confirmed cases reach six
No spread to commercial or backyard poultry has been recorded, but authorities have intensified surveillance across wildlife and livestock.
NewsOver 336,000 pigs and poultry dead or culled in Vietnam in first half of 2026 as ASF and bird flu intensify
Overall herd growth continued despite the surge, with pig numbers up 2.2% and poultry up 3.1% year-on-year by end of June.
NewsNepal culls nearly 570,000 birds as H5N1 outbreak spreads to 11 districts and more than 100 farms
Authorities have also destroyed 989,000 eggs and closed the country's only zoo in Kathmandu after the virus was detected in a dead crow found on the premises.
NewsAustralia detects first H5 bird flu case, completing global spread of strain
No mass mortalities or poultry infections have been confirmed yet, but the detection marks Australia's emergence as the last continent to record the highly pathogenic strain.
NewsSouth Korea's egg prices top 5,000 won as heatwave fuels food inflation concerns
A first-ever monthly average above the 5,000 won threshold follows mass culling after last winter's avian influenza outbreak, with the government moving to import over 21 million eggs to stabilise supply.
NewsSaudi Arabia bans poultry and egg imports from India and 39 other countries over disease concerns
The kingdom's food safety authority expands import restrictions as part of ongoing measures to guard against avian influenza and other animal disease risks.
NewsNew avian influenza vaccine trials begin in UK
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) vaccine trials have started in the United Kingdom on March 5 in a major step forward in the fight against the disease.
