Saudi Arabia suspends poultry imports from India amid bird flu in Karnataka

Saudi Arabia contributes 3 per cent to India's annual poultry exports of $80 million

Saudi Arabia has imposed a temporary suspension on import of chicken and eggs in any form from India due to avian influenza outbreaks in some districts of Karnataka.

The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) said in a notification that the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia had imposed a temporary import suspension on all live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from India due to avian influenza outbreaks.

Although Saudi Arabia contributes a mere 3 per cent to India’s annual poultry exports of $80 million, exporters fear similar reactions from other importing countries. Oman leads with