Avian flu worries Mexican merchants ahead of US Thanksgiving

Published 2022년 11월 10일

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Mexico is facing an urgent situation with the spread of the AH5N1 bird flu, leading to the slaughter of 300,000 birds in recent days in an effort to control the disease. This situation has raised concerns about potential impacts on the availability and prices of chicken, eggs, and turkey, not just in Mexico but also in the United States, especially with the upcoming holiday season. The disease, first reported in a wild bird in Mexico last month, has already led to the slaughter of 49 million birds in the U.S. The health authorities are implementing measures to contain the spread in seven states of Mexico, and the high consumption of eggs in Mexico, compared to other countries, points to potential significant price increases.

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Hermosillo (Mexico), (EFE).- Mexican businesses that sell chicken, eggs and turkey warned that it is urgent to stop the advance of the AH5N1 bird flu in Mexico because it would generate famine prior to Thanksgiving Day in the United States and the holidays. , time of greatest consumption. In the last week, in the northern states of Sonora and Nuevo León, producers slaughtered 300,000 birds on the instructions of the National Service for Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality to prevent the spread of this disease, which mainly affects birds. “The mortality could spread if adequate measures are not taken to control the disease. In 2012 in Jalisco, the mortality of birds affected 20% of the national poultry production, causing an increase in the price of eggs of 40% and in the case of chicken up to 15%," economist Alejandro Romero Ayala told EFE. . The specialist recalled that the reason for turning on the alerts in Mexico, and mainly in the border region, is that until last November 3 ...

Source: Elperiodicodemexico