Bird flu: Sale of poultry products down 70-80%; prices of chicken crash 50%
Bird flu in poultry chickens have so far been found only in Haryana. The cases were found in layer farms where poultry farming is done for eggs. Otherwise, most of the bird deaths that have occurred were of wild birds or migratory birds
BusinessToday.In | January 13, 2021 | Updated 13:15 IST
Bird flu fear crashes prices of chicken, poultry products
The poultry industry that was recently battered by the coronavirus pandemic is braving yet another storm in the form of avian flu. Due to the fear of bird flu that has been confirmed in multiple states across the country, sale in the poultry industry has seen a dip. Transportation of hens from one state to another has been banned in North India resulting in significant dip in sales of chicken and chicken products.
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A man carries chicken at Ghazipur Murga Mandi, in New Delhi.
After the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the country s poultry industry, it is now reeling under the fresh threat of the bird flu infection. Due to the fear of bird flu, the sale of chicken and chicken products have been the worst-hit. Especially in north India, the poultry industry has been badly affected by ban on the transportation of hens from one state to another. A delegation from the industry is scheduled to meet the central government on Sunday.
The cases of bird flu in poultry chickens have so far been found only in Haryana while most of them have been found in wild birds or migratory birds elsewhere and some cases have also been found in poultry ducks.
Poultry industry hit by bird flu fears, chicken prices drop by 50%
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Karnataka district bans poultry from bird flu-bit Kerala . Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Jan 10 : After the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the country s poultry industry, it is now reeling under the fresh threat of the bird flu infection. Due to the fear of bird flu, the sale of chicken and chicken products have been the worst-hit.
Especially in north India, the poultry industry has been badly affected by ban on the transportation of hens from one state to another. A delegation from the industry is scheduled to meet the central government on Sunday.
Poultry industry badly effected by bird flu fears, chicken prices drop by 50%
IANSJan 10, 2021, 13:43 IST
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New Delhi, After the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the country s
poultry industry, it is now reeling under the fresh threat of the bird flu infection. Due to the fear of bird flu, the
sale of chicken and chicken products have been the worst-hit.
Especially in north India, the poultry industry has been badly affected by ban on the transportation of hens from one state to another. A delegation from the industry is scheduled to meet the central government on Sunday. The cases of bird flu in