# Export options grow as bird flu infects global poultry products trade | Farm Online | ACT

> Bird flu outbreaks in the US, Asia and Europe have opened export opportunities for Australian chicken meat and egg producers. Sunny Queen and Pace Farms are shipping eggs to South Korea, where a 30 per cent import tariff has temporarily dropped to zero. South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong have restricted US poultry imports.

- Date: 2017-04-11 · published 2017-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71501-export-options-grow-as-bird-flu-infects-global-poultry-products-trade-farm
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Asian import demand for non-US poultry supports global chicken prices and may increase Australian grain and feed demand as local output expands.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/4589604/export-potential-as-bird-flu-infects-global-poultry-products-trade/

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