Aníbal Romero, vice president of the Association of Poultry Farmers of Paraguay (AVIPAR), stated that They are in constant meetings with producers and Senacsa authorities in relation to the avian flu situation in the region and the possibility of their arrival in the country.
In this sense, Romero indicated that they are insisting on the issue of biosecurity, since the risk “is very great” and could greatly affect the export of chicken meat. “No one wants to buy something from a country where the virus is circulating and It is also understandable”, he said in conversation with the GEN channel.
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held that they made a request to the Customs Directorate to strengthen control against smuggling and thus stop the entry of products that could be contaminated, especially from Argentina.
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“The big risk is above all economic, since from the point of view of people’s health the risk is minimal. The risk of this disease is from an economic point of view,” warned Romero.
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