bird Flu has struck south Korea during a feast where the koreans eat a lot of eggs. Now is äggbristen acute.
south Korea has been forced to kill 20 million poultry, most of the egg-laying fowls, in order to check the outbreak of bird flu in the country. It is almost a quarter of the country’s stocks. The tragedy of bird flu has done to the prices of eggs has risen nearly 25 percent since the outbreak began a week ago and reached its highest level in three years, according to Reuters.
south Korea stopped last year, imports of eggs from the united states who was also affected by avian flu, an import stop, which is still valid. When koreans usually eat more eggs in the winter, the situation is worrying and now the USA is attempting to get to an agreement that enables the u.s. eggs can be sold again in the country.
According to analysts, äggbristen in south Korea last for at least a year and it may take a few years for the poultry industry to build up the stock again, according to Reuters.
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