Global Poultry trade prospects for 2006 (updated)
By FAO - As outbreaks of avian influenza in wild swans in Europe are reported, global poultry markets
have witnessed immediate and dramatic consumer responses, an increased number of trade
bans and sharp reductions in prices. Unlike in 2004 and most of 2005 when the AI
consumption impact was largely restricted to the Asian region, new AI detections in February
2006 in more than 12 nations in Africa, the Near East and Europe have resulted in immediate
and pronounced consumption declines in importing countries in Europe, the Middle East and
Central Asia.
5 March 2006
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