14 Egyptian poultry producers receive green light for exports
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has lifted a 14 years-old ban on poultry exports from Egypt and 14 facilities have been certified as bird-flu free, which means they are ready to resume exports in the following months. The outbreak of avian influenza (H5N1) that hit the country in 2006 has been partially contained, according to OIE inspectors. By now, Egypt has achieved self-sufficiency in poultry by producing around 1.4 billion birds and around 13 billion eggs per year and has the capacity to become a major player in the African, Arab and Asian markets. "This is a golden opportunity; several other Egyptian poultry facilities may be accredited by the OIE to export their product by coordinating with the Agriculture Ministry and implementing the safety measures," commented Mona Mehrez, in an interview for Al-Monitor.
"Egypt has achieved self-sufficiency in poultry and eggs and can export up to 700 million birds annually and nearly one million tons of poultry products. This … is of great benefit to the Egyptian economy struggling with the effects of the coronavirus outbreak," added the head of the Poultry Division at Egypt's Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Abd al-Aziz al-Sayed. To contain the bird flu, poultry producers have built new farms in closed desert locations and investments made in the last 14 years reached $6.2 billion. Further expansion plans may increase investments with by 25% to 30%, according to official sources.
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