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Livestock farmers urge Govt to take measures to resume egg exports to Qatar

The Dollar Business Bureau The livestock farmers in India have prodded the Government to initiate measures in order to resume the exports of eggs to Qatar, which is now buying the commodity from EU and US at higher prices after the Gulf nation was isolated by its neighbours.  Before 2008, India was meeting 80% of Qatar’s requirements for table eggs. However, after the outbreak of bird flu (avian influenza) in 2006 and 2008 in the northern region of the country, Qatar banned poultry products from India including eggs, according to the Livestock & Agri Farmers Trade Association. Despite norms set by the World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE) to remove the ban after a surveillance of 90 days and to allow imports from ...

Customs bars imports of livestock into India, fears of avian influenza abound

The Dollar Business Bureau  The Customs department has suspended the imports of livestock and livestock products into India from all countries due to the threat of avian influenza. A communication to the effect was issued via notification no: 09/2015-2020 dated June 8, 2017. According to the notification, the following imports have been suspended with further effect. domestic and wild birds (excluding poultry and captive birds)  unprocessed meat and meat products from Avian species including wild birds (except poultry)  semen of domestic and wild birds (except semen of poultry)  Live poultry and captive birds  day old chicks, ducks, turkey and other newly hatched Avian species  unprocessed meat and meat products from Avian species including wild birds  hatching eggs  egg and egg products (except Specific Pathogen Free eggs)  unprocessed feathers  live pig  pathological material and biological ...