Reminiscent of the start of the 2020 HPAI epornitic in South Korea, this Nation has recorded 16 cases since the beginning of November.  Both commercial duck and egg production units have been affected.

The previous succession of cases resulted in depopulation of one third of the Nation’s egg production flocks, necessitating importation of both shell eggs and egg liquid.  Given the high prices of egg products and shell eggs in the U.S., coupled with low inventories, it is doubtful whether our domestic flocks will be able to supply shell eggs to South Korea in the event of more incident cases of HPAI in large laying complexes.