Counting the cost of bird flu

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4723874.stm
The first lorry loads of cut-price Italian poultry have arrived in UK meat markets, less than a week after a bird flu outbreak hit Italy.

With demand dropping in their home market, Italian farmers are seeking to offload supplies and are cutting back heavily on production.

In the UK, the cheap imports, although temporary, will make it harder for domestic poultry producers to make a profit.

Meanwhile, risk management training company, Business Forums International (BFI), is getting inquiries from thousands of companies across Europe who want guidance on how they should deal with an outbreak of the human variety of bird flu, should it hit the contintent.
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