Coronavirus: Poultry destroyed in Hubei due to transport restrictions
In China’s Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, poultry farmers are reportedly destroying birds because of transport restrictions.
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In China’s Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, poultry farmers are reportedly destroying birds because of transport restrictions.
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The Chinese Government has ordered a lockdown of the city of Wuhan as a preventive measure to curb further spread of coronavirus.
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The Department of Agriculture in the Philippines has imposed a ban on the imports of pork and related products from Indonesia.
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The UK government is considering imposing tariffs on food imports from countries with lower food safety standards than its own.
The Government of Kenya has begun the aerial spraying of chemicals to deal with locusts, which it now sees as a threat to food security in the country.
The UK Government has implemented new European Union official control regulations for the agri-food chain.