Bird flu virus leads to ban on poultry from the U.S.

The prohibition went into effect early Tuesday morning. According to data from the Main Statistical Office (GUS), imports from the USA were really low and amounted to only 52,000 animals compared to total imports of 18 million units after nine months in 2003. Out of 15 million kilograms of poultry meat imported to Poland, only 732,000 kilograms came from the USA. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) M.M.