Avian Influenza and the Poultry Trade
Because of high mortality rates, high rates of contagion, and the possibility of cross-species infection to mammals including humans, high pathogenic avian influenza is a major concern both to consumers and producers of poultry. The implications of...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9069525/avian-influenza-poultry-trade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6557 |
| Summary: | Because of high mortality rates, high
rates of contagion, and the possibility of cross-species
infection to mammals including humans, high pathogenic avian
influenza is a major concern both to consumers and producers
of poultry. The implications of the avian influenza for
international poultry markets are large and include the loss
of consumer confidence, loss of competitiveness, loss of
market shares, supply shortages, and disruptions of trade
flows. This paper illustrates the effect that high
pathogenic avian influenza has had on the trade flows of
poultry products. The findings suggest that outbreaks of
avian influenza have greatly restructured the international
flow of poultry products. Consequent to high pathogenic
avian influenze, Brazil has emerged as the world's
largest supplier of frozen raw chicken products, while
poultry industries in Southeast Asia have largely refocused
their export markets by converting production from
unprepared to prepared poultry meat. |
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