Overview
- The Agriculture Ministry has extended confinement to all free‑range poultry nationwide to reinforce prevention against avian influenza.
- Castilla y León reports nearly a month without new declared outbreaks, with regional authorities coordinating closely on biosecurity and surveillance.
- Asturian producers describe higher investment, facility maintenance and feed costs under confinement, leading to process changes and pricier meat and eggs for consumers.
- A Gijón farm manager reports roughly 3 million hens culled in Spain, a figure he links to daily egg shortages and further price increases.
- Smallholders and exhibitors flag practical hurdles such as mesh shortages for enclosing coops, while some producers warn consumer caution about chicken could deepen losses.