Avian Influenza H5N8 — Worldwide/Unknown
Bird flu could lead to a 105 000-tonne fall in the amount of chicken meat exported from the European Union this year [2017], according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
It would be an 8.9 per cent decline in volumes, the biggest fall in 16 years.
Importers such as South Africa and the Philippines have placed restrictions on EU meat following various outbreaks of bird flu across the union.
Outbreaks have been reported across most EU countries. It has hit France, which has the
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