Haiti bans Dominican eggs and chickens

[NewsWhore]

The Haitian authorities have banned the importation of Dominican chicken and eggs in order to prevent the spread of Avian flu in the country. The ban has worried egg and chicken producers in the Cibao region and Escolastico Suero, spokesperson for egg and chicken sellers at the bi-national market, told Listin Diario that vendors could stand to lose an estimated RD$40 million. Last year the DR exported US$4 million worth of eggs to Haiti. Yesterday, Migration director Bernarda Reynoso and CESFRONT commander Colonel Rafael Roa Cruz and other high-ranking officials met in Dajabon to discuss the situation. During the meeting officials agreed to ask Agriculture Minister Salvador Jimenez to ask the Haitian authorities to lift the ban. Last week the Puerto Rican authorities temporarily banned the importation of Dominican chickens until the situation in the DR was under control. Local reports say that the fighting cocks found to be infected with the H5N2 avian flu strain had been irregularly imported from Puerto Rico.

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