POULTRY STALL HOLDERS LAY IN EXTRA STOCKS TO COVER BAN|家禽禁宰禁運7天 市場攤商囤貨備戰

The Council of Agriculture announced that all transport and slaughter of poultry would be halted for seven days. However, some types of poultry were exempt from the ban. Yesterday Feb. 17, poultry stores in markets had poultry for sale at the same price as previously. Many stalls had stocked up on extra supplies. In Hualien, some prices have risen and stall holders felt that the price of chicken would rise over the next two weeks. At the Jianguo market, poultry stall holders have full supplies of chicken and duck. At the mention of the seven-day ban to halt the spread of avian 'flu, they quickly emphasize that their goods are all safe. The effect on fresh chicken is minimal although there may be a small price rise. ==MR. CHEN stall holder== You have to get in a few more supplies, if the electric slaughterhouse doesn't kill so many chickens, there will be fewer, I can't get any more stocks and they can't give me any more stock. Those most affected by the ban are free-range chicken and muscovy duck farmers. The stall holders say the policy is meaningless, except to raise market prices. ==Mr. JI stall holder== It's not just stopping the slaughter, it's stopping business, there is still avian flu. In Hualien, the price of chicken rose from NT$90 a kilogram to around NT$100 per kilogram. The food industry is concerned about getting supplies for the coming week and is busy ordering from stalls. ==RESTAURANT OWNER== Now there no chicken, right? That's right. So, what can we do? I don't know. I have to take a holiday. Every year there is avian flu, in the past, there has been a transport and slaughter halt of four days, which is now extended to a seven -day ban. Yunlin poultry sellers think that any measure that calms consumers is a good thing. ==POULTRY SELLER== You know, if you say you buy it today and then tomorrow an avian flu outbreak is reported, then you will just have to go on culling sick birds forever. If you stop transport and slaughter for seven days, we are fine and we will cooperate. Poultry sellers are more worried about the reaction after the ban is lifted, if the epidemic continues they worry that the market price will soar and no-one will buy anyway. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 農委會宣佈全國家禽禁宰禁運七天，部分禽種有條件開放，今天上午的菜市場，家禽攤位還是供貨充足，價格維持不變，因應禁宰運政策，攤商多半有先囤貨。但在花蓮，已經出現價格微幅上揚，攤商也擔心半個月後，雞價會隨著疫情升溫而飆高。 建國市場裡，賣雞鴨的攤商現貨擺滿攤位，一提到農委會為了禽流感疫情禁宰運七天，忙著強調自己的貨很安全。賣溫體肉雞的影響較小，禁宰運只有四天，已經先囤貨，不怕無雞可賣，價格在未來一週，應該會有小幅波動。 ==攤商 陳先生== 你庫存要存多一點 他電宰場如果沒有殺那麼多雞 它的數量沒那麼多 你叫我們囤貨 我們也沒得囤啊 賣土雞和番鴨的是影響最大，攤商強調為貨源充足，認為這樣的政策，除了造成市場波動，沒有意義。 ==攤商 紀先生== 不是停下來沒有殺 或停下來沒有營運 就能找到禽流感問題 而在花蓮，雞肉的價格從一斤賣90多，漲到100元左右，還有餐飲業者擔心未來一週貨源有問題，忙著跟攤商訂貨。 ==餐飲業者== （現在沒有那個雞肉是不是) 對啊 對啊 （那怎麼辦) 我不知道要怎麼辦 要叫我休息是不是 由於每年都要面對禽流感疫情，過去已經有停四天的經驗，這次禁宰運七天，雲林家禽攤商認為，如果能讓消費者安心，反而不是壞事。 ==攤商== 你知道嗎 你如果說這樣 今天用的明天又抓到哪裡有疫情 你這樣是不是永遠撲殺不完 你如果像這樣停個七天 我們大家都沒有問題 全力配合嘛 市場家禽攤商反應，反而比較擔心的是七天禁宰運的後續效應，如果禽流感疫情沒有降溫，囤貨消化完畢後，就怕到時候市場價格大幅攀升，有錢也買不到。 台中 雲林 花蓮 綜合報導