Northwest US poultry producers brace for bird-flu fallout


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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Commercial poultry producers say they're concerned the outbreaks of bird flu virus in Washington and Oregon will hurt exports by prompting some nations to impose trade barriers.

Capital Press (http://bit.ly/1CYS8Bb ) reports that the president of the U.S. Poultry and Egg Export Council, James Sumner, says some countries won't distinguish between an outbreak in a backyard flock, like the one in Oregon, and outbreaks in commercial operations. He says he expects repercussions to move through the entire U.S. industry.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture announced last week that the same type of bird flu virus that swept through Asia this year had been found in a flock of guinea fowl and chickens in the southern Oregon town of Winston.

The spot is along the Pacific Flyway, where the birds could easily have contact with wild birds carrying the virus.

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