On January 21,
2020, According to Provincial Market Supervision Bureau, Henan will completely
ban the sale live poultry to effectively prevent the spread of pneumonia caused
by the new coronavirus infection. The Market Supervision Administration and the
Food and Drug Administration have comprehensively inspected and rectified the
farmer’s market and the operators who still sell live poultry in the market and
slaughter and poultry products after the issuance of this notice shall be
ordered to cease operations. Anyone who refuses to stop operation shall file a
case for investigation and punishment according to law and if the case
constitutes a crime, it shall be transferred to the public security organ
according to law. The municipal bureau will lead a random inspection of the
shutdown of the live poultry market.
Henan province is
one of the largest meat-producing provinces in the country. Although, there is
no official statement reported for the culling of the poultry because of
coronavirus, but the local authorities are aware of the threat and domestic
agriculture market is expecting a ripple effect on meat supply and demand.
According to a China-based market source,” the current epidemic might affect
the demand for pork and chicken, especially during Chinese New Year”.
According to
sources more provinces and regions are assessing whether to close their live
poultry markets or not. Though the virus has not yet been associated with
chicken, the local authorities are taking no chance until all the sources of
the virus have been cleared.
Possible Impact on the Poultry Industry:
In 2019, the
Chinese poultry industry gained its momentum because of
the spread of African swine fever and recorded a growth of 5.6% almost $119.3
billion. This growth was attributed by high poultry prices because of the shift
of consumers from pork to poultry. Though the new coronavirus has not yet been
associated with live poultry, but because of past experience the officials are
taking preliminary measures and have closed the wet markets, which can cause a
short term price decrease in the industry.
As, currently the virus have not been yet identified with the poultry,
experts believe that it might not impact the industry in the longer run.
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