Japan killed 17 million chickens amid an outbreak of bird flu. Now it's running out of space to bury them.
As Japan battles its worst bird flu season ever, about 60% of prefectures — or regions — that have reported outbreaks have trouble finding land for burying chicken carcasses, per NHK. The carcasses can't just be buried anywhere due to fears of contamination, especially if water is present.
Some regions are addressing the problem by securing other plots of land or by incinerating the carcasses, according to the broadcaster. However, not all of them have enough capacity to incinerate so many carcasses, according toThe mass culling of so many chickens over bird flu impacts food prices. That's particularly since 9% of laying hens kept for egg production have been culled, per NHK.
Prices of medium-sized eggs in Tokyo are 350 Japanese yen, or $2.67, per kilogram on Thursday — going up 70% from a year ago, according to
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