Imports of poultry from three EU countries have been banned by the Philippines

Published 2021년 3월 27일

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The Philippine government has temporarily banned the import of poultry and poultry products from Denmark, Sweden, and France due to outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza strain H5N8. This follows bans on imports from 12 other EU countries, including Germany, Poland, and the Netherlands, already in place due to the bird flu outbreak. This situation is expected to increase the prices of poultry, meat, and eggs in the Philippines.

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Due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza strain H5N8, the Philippine authorities have decided to ban the import of poultry from three other EU countries. This week, the country's Ministry of Agriculture temporarily restricted imports of poultry and wild birds and poultry products, including poultry, day-old chickens, and eggs from Denmark, Sweden and France. Already 25 EU Member States have reported cases of bird flu in the last few months. But only 13 of them found outbreaks on large farms. Due to this problem, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands are already banned from exporting poultry products to the Philippine market. However, such a decision could lead to higher prices for poultry, meat and eggs in the Philippines, warns Jesus K. Cham, president of ...

Source: Meatinform