Philippines lifts bird import ban on New Zealand

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-10-13

MANILA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines has lifted the temporary ban on the importation of domesticated and wild birds, including poultry products, from New Zealand, the country's Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday. In a memorandum, Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel ordered the lifting of the import freeze following the resolution of recent avian influenza (HPAI) cases in New Zealand. The Philippines initi......

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