BIRD FLU BIRD FLU BEGINS TO BEGINS TO

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INDUSTRY FEARDS HEAVY INDUSTRY FEARDS HEAVY LOSSES, EXPORTS HITLOSSES, EXPORTS HIT

New Delhi: it isn’t chicken New Delhi: it isn’t chicken feed. Bird flu is beginning to feed. Bird flu is beginning to hurt as the Rs 28,000-crore hurt as the Rs 28,000-crore poultry industry is turning poultry industry is turning out to be the first big out to be the first big casualty of the avian flu casualty of the avian flu virus scare now spreading virus scare now spreading across the country.across the country.

UAE banned poultry imports UAE banned poultry imports from India. With domestic from India. With domestic demand also nose-diving, demand also nose-diving, the poultry industry fears the poultry industry fears that losses could mount to that losses could mount to over Rs 2,000 crore in the over Rs 2,000 crore in the coming days. According to coming days. According to industry estimates, sales and industry estimates, sales and exports have already been exports have already been hit to the tune of Rs 50 crore hit to the tune of Rs 50 crore since Saturday, when the since Saturday, when the news broke.news broke.

Ghazipur gets cracking Ghazipur gets cracking but other markets still but other markets still

a worrya worry New Delhi: Authorities New Delhi: Authorities at Ghazipur, Asia's at Ghazipur, Asia's largest poultry largest poultry market, have market, have enforced essential enforced essential precautionary precautionary measures-makes, measures-makes, gloves and spray-to gloves and spray-to ensure that the ensure that the chicken slaughtering chicken slaughtering area under its area under its jurisdiction is free of jurisdiction is free of any health hazard.any health hazard.

BIRD-HIT GHAZIPUR BIRD-HIT GHAZIPUR REGISTERS 40% SLUMPREGISTERS 40% SLUMP

New Delhi: A day New Delhi: A day after Ghazipur after Ghazipur poultry market in poultry market in east Delhi boasted of east Delhi boasted of a bumper trading a bumper trading exceeding the usual exceeding the usual chicken sale by chicken sale by almost 50%, the almost 50%, the market on Monday market on Monday wore a deserted look wore a deserted look and traders reported and traders reported a slump in business a slump in business by almost 40% by almost 40%