First Bird Flu Case Detected in Japan’s Ibaraki
The infected farm faces an immediate culling of roughly 970,000 egg-laying hens—the largest single elimination effort Japan has undertaken this season, media reported.
This marks the nation's tenth confirmed avian flu detection at commercial poultry operations, pushing the cumulative cull total to approximately 3.65 million birds.
The current outbreak recalls the catastrophic 2022-2023 season, when the virus tore through 26 prefectures between autumn and spring. That episode produced 84 confirmed cases and necessitated the destruction of around 17.71 million chickens—an unprecedented figure that triggered severe egg price inflation across the country.
Consumer costs continue their upward trajectory this season as well. JA Z-Tamago, a regional egg distributor, announced Thursday that wholesale prices for medium-grade eggs in the Tokyo metropolitan area reached 345 yen ($2.21) per kilogram—approaching the peak rate of 350 yen ($2.24) recorded during the March-June 2023 period.
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