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Article: Bird flu scare in New Delhi hits poultry sales
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- January 19, 2008
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Gazipur (Delhi), Jan. 19 -- The bird flu scare has hit poultry sales here.
Traders claimed that the scare of bird flu has resulted in a drop in sales of chicken.
"I buy chicken from here and supply them to the hotels in the city. Due to this bird flu scare, my business is suffering losses. The rates have also come down drastically these days," said Mohammad Arshad, a supplier of chickens.
Though many claimed that the bird flu scare is the obvious reason behind the drop in the sales, few feel that it is the ignorance of people.
Mohammad Irfan Quereshi, a dealer said that it is the economics of demand and supply playing ...