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Tokyo/Hong Kong(CNN) Japan has culled just under 10 million birds as it confronts a massive outbreak of avian flu, which is threatening to put further strain on poultry supply and increase the price of eggs.
In a statement Tuesday, the agriculture ministry said 9.98 million animals had been killed this season, surpassing a previous record of 9.87 million that were slaughtered in fiscal 2020, during a previous bird flu crisis.
The latest cull included mostly chickens, as well as small numbers of ducks and ostriches, a ministry official told CNN on Wednesday.
The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, known as Zen-Noh, gave a higher tally, saying approximately 10.9 million birds had been killed as of Tuesday night.
"The supply of chicken eggs is expected to decrease due to the recent outbreak," Zen-Noh, which is part of a national farm industry group, told CNN. "The market price is expected to soar."
The spread of bird flu has already pushed up egg costs around the world in recent months.
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In a statement Tuesday, the agriculture ministry said 9.98 million animals had been killed this season, surpassing a previous record of 9.87 million that were slaughtered in fiscal 2020, during a previous bird flu crisis.
The latest cull included mostly chickens, as well as small numbers of ducks and ostriches, a ministry official told CNN on Wednesday.
The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, known as Zen-Noh, gave a higher tally, saying approximately 10.9 million birds had been killed as of Tuesday night.
"The supply of chicken eggs is expected to decrease due to the recent outbreak," Zen-Noh, which is part of a national farm industry group, told CNN. "The market price is expected to soar."
The spread of bird flu has already pushed up egg costs around the world in recent months.
Egg prices ‘expected to soar’ in Japan after record cull of 10 million birds | CNN Business
Japan has culled just under 10 million birds as it confronts a massive outbreak of avian flu, which is threatening to put further strain on poultry supply and increase the price of eggs.
