African Countries Restrict Poultry Imports From South Africa
Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique recently announced restrictions on poultry imports from South Africa due to an avian influenza outbreak in that country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service said in a report released May 20. The outbreaks, which…
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occurred in April and May, affected commercial chicken-layer farms in South Africa’s Gauteng Province, North West Province and Western Cape. Botswana and Mozambique still allow exports of poultry and poultry raw products from “registered compartments” within South Africa that comply with certain monthly surveillance requirements. USDA said Lesotho and Hong Kong also have announced some restrictions on poultry imports from South Africa’s Gauteng Province.