07.12.2016

Gain Report - USDA

On November 26, 2016, High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) of the type H5N8 was detected at a commercial duck farm. On December 1, HPAI was found at two other duck farms in the same village. In total, about 207,000 ducks have been culled at eight duck farms. The most significant economic impact is the closure of the South African market, which represents an annual export value of about $100 million of frozen broiler cuts. High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) of the type H5N8 was detected in dead wild waterfowl at several locations, and on a swan, duck and chicken hobby farm in the Netherlands. On November 26, 2016, HPAI was detected at a commercial duck farm in Biddinghuizen, located in the center of the Netherlands (Province of Flevoland). The ducks at this farm, four other farms of the same company, and at a nearby farm have been culled. On December 1, HPAI was detected at two other duck farms in Biddinghuizen and ducks from these farms have also been culled. In total, about 207,000 ducks have been slaughtered.