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01-25-2008, 03:00 PM
Dominican authorities are looking to exporting eggs to Venezuela as a possible solution to a developing problem with surplus eggs in the country. The egg surplus came about as a result of a ban by Haitian officials on Dominican eggs and poultry products. The ban was implemented following the discovery of isolated avian flu cases in fighting cocks two weeks ago. Although Puerto Rico promptly lifted their ban, Haiti has not, leading to an egg surplus because about 15% of the local production has been exported to Haiti. Agriculture Minister Salvador Jimenez said that the possibility exists of exporting other products to Venezuela, like rice and legumes.

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