https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/record-heat-causes-mass-poultry-deaths-france-2026-06-24/“Heatwave kills hundreds of thousands of poultry in France
Carcass services overwhelmed, on-farm burial considered
Milk output falls as cattle suffer heat stress
SAINT-ANDRE-GOULE-D'OIE, France, June 24 (Reuters) - Extreme heat in France has killed hundreds of thousands of poultry, overwhelming carcass collection services and prompting authorities to consider on-farm burial in the two biggest poultry-producing regions, agricultural organisations said.
The losses come as Western Europe is gripped by a record heatwave that has killed dozens of people, closed schools, knocked out power supplies and forced farmers to harvest grain at night.”