韩国农林部日前决定恢复已中断了2年多之久的中国家禽进口。这一决定已从5月2日开始执行。 韩国是1997年底禁止从中国进口鸡、鸭、鹅、火鸡、鹌鹑等家禽的,理由是当时香港等地发生了家禽瘟病。 对于政府决定恢复进口中国家禽,韩国畜产业界表示担心,认为这将冲击韩国的家禽业。养鸭协会的有关人士称,恢复中国家禽进口后,国 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry recently decided to resume the import of Chinese poultry which has been suspended for more than two years. This decision has been implemented since May 2. South Korea banned the import of chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and quails from China at the end of 1997 on the grounds that poultry blast occurred in Hong Kong and other places at that time. Concerned about the government’s decision to resume the import of Chinese poultry, the Korean livestock industry expressed concern that it would impact on the poultry industry in South Korea. Duck Association official said that after the resumption of China’s poultry imports, the country