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South Korea lifts poultry ban; Perdue hopes 'first step' leads to fewer import restrictions due to avian flu

August 17, 2017 at 5:57 PM
South Korea has lifted a ban on imports of U.S. poultry and poultry products, including fresh eggs, the Agriculture Department announced on Thursday. The move followed an Aug. 11 U.S. notification to the World Organization for Animal Health “that it is now free of HPAI,” or avian influenza, USDA said in a statement. Korea had imposed the ban in response to “a recent detection.” “This notification removed any justification for U.S. trading partners to restrict imports of U.S. poultry due...

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