Poultry

South Korea to import Brazilian eggs as HPAI-driven price surge persists

Monday, June 8, 2026

Egg prices remain 16% above year-earlier levels despite ongoing imports, prompting Seoul to broaden its sourcing base and extend consumer discount support.

Dien Bien, Vietnam, culls 5,000 poultry following bird flu outbreaks

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Authorities in Dien Bien province, Vietnam, have culled approximately 5,000 poultry after two outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 were confirmed in Thanh Yen Commune during May.

Four bird flu cases on commerical poultry operations in Indiana and Minnesota, US, last week

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

The latest updates from the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) show four avian flu detections in the past week on commercial poultry operations in Indiana and Minnesota, CIDRAP reported on May 22.

President of Irish farming organisation welcomes EU's potential ban of Brazilian meat imports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

An announcement by the EU Commission that Brazilian meat imports will be banned from September 3—unless it demonstrates compliance with the European Union's rules on antimicrobial resistance—is an important first step, said Francie Gorman, president of IFA, Ireland's largest farming representative organisat ...

Vietnam enacts national plan for prevention of animal diseases

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister, Ho Quoc Dung, has signed Decision No. 779/QD-TTg, officially enacting the National Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of avian influenza, foot-and-mouth disease, and African swine fever (ASF) for the 2026–2030 period.

Canadian Food Inspection revokes primary HPAI control zone for poultry farm in Amherstburg

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

The Canadian Food Inspection has revoked the primary highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) control zone for a poultry farm in Amherstburg, the last one in Ontario.

Philippines formalises regionalisation measures for HPAI in UK

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

While the Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) has effectively applied regionalisation measures for high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in the United Kingdom since 2024, this arrangement has now been officially formalised through a Department Circular No. 17, the DA said in a news release dated April 22.

Bird flu hits four distircts in Nepal

Monday, April 13, 2026

The H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza, also commonly called bird flu, has spread across four districts of Nepal, a government official said early this month.

Philippines looking into setting up Bio-Safe facility in Subic Freeport

Monday, April 6, 2026

The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) is exploring the establishment of a Bio-Safe examination facility inside the Subic Freeport, to bolster the country's defenses against agricultural smuggling and prevent the spread of animal diseases.

Up to 1,000 birds dead following bird flu outbreak in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

A bird flu outbreak in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, was confirmed on March 23 at the Central Hatchery at Seminary Hills after around 800 to 1,000 birds died.