Rabobank: Avian influenza poses threat to global poultry trade

In its latest poultry industry report, the Rabobank International Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory’s Q4 Poultry Quarterly report signalled challenges to an otherwise positive global poultry outlook in the year, due to global reports of avian influenza (AI) outbreaks reminiscent of  similar incidents in 2015. Trade of meat and breeding stock are at risk during a period when tailwinds for poultry were resulting in  positive momentum at a time when seasonal vulnerability for AI outbreaks are more likely given the onset of the winter season.