With no fresh incident of avian disease reported after last February from any part of the country, authorities in the Gulf countries, where the demand for table eggs remain quite high, are said to be convinced of the prompt measures initiated by India to prevent the disease. The confidence building measures have enabled the public health and animal health authorities in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to consider resuming imports of egg shipments from India, according to All-India Poultry Products Exporters Association in Namakkal.
The Gulf countries have also initiated reviews of Indian situation of poultry imports.
For example, some of the GCC members technical committee of the Animal Health Department, which is to clear the restoration of poultry imports, is expected to issue clearance during the first week of next month coinciding with the anticipated OIE clearance.
Among the GCC countries, Bahrain and Kuwait are the only states which are already importing table eggs but the high consumption zones such as Dubai and Muscat are the crucial markets. Gulf region was also importing hatching eggs from India. Of the total estimated Rs 200 crore worth of eggs imported every month, the share of the hatching eggs would be some 20 per cent.
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| Posted : 8/2/2006 |
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