By Barbara Olejnik
Poultry Times Staff
bolejnik@poultrytimes.com
WASHINGTON — USDA has announced that the government of South Korea has lifted its ban on imports of U.S. poultry and poultry products, including fresh eggs. Korea had imposed the ban in response to a recent detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
On Aug. 11, the U.S. notified the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) that it is now free of HPAI. This notification removed any justification for U.S. trading partners to restrict imports of U.S. poultry due to HPAI concerns.
The market is now. . .