Newcastle Disease, Greece, 1/10/2005

Exotic Newcastle disease, Greece

January 10, 2005

Impact Worksheet

Summary:

Greek authorities on January 5, 2005 reported an outbreak of Exotic Newcastle disease on a poultry farm with 20,000 free-range broilers in the region of Arkadhia. Control measures in accordance with European Union directives have been taken. This is the first outbreak of Newcastle disease in Greece since 1986. Prior to this outbreak, Greece was considered by the USDA to be free of exotic Newcastle disease. VS’ National Center for Import and Export is monitoring the situation and will implement control measures as deemed appropriate.

Greece is a minor player in terms of world poultry stocks and production. However, Greece exported 3.4 million live chickens in 2003, mostly to Albania , Macedonia , and Romania . Greece also exported some poultry meat and eggs. The US imported no live birds, no poultry products, no eggs, and no feathers from Greece in 2003 and 2004.

How extensive is Newcastle disease in Greece , and what was Greece ’s disease status prior to the outbreak?

Greek authorities on January 5, 2005 reported an outbreak of Newcastle disease on a poultry farm with 20,000 free-range broilers in the region of Arkadhia. Control measures in accordance with European Union directives have been taken. This is the first outbreak of Newcastle disease in Greece since 1986. Prior to this outbreak, Greece was considered by the USDA to be free of exotic Newcastle disease. VS’ National Center for Import and Export is monitoring the situation and will implement control measures as deemed appropriate.

Source: Official report from Greece to the EU

What is Greece ’s place in the international market for poultry and poultry products?

Greece is a minor player in terms of world poultry stocks and production, with 0.2% of world chicken stocks and <0.1% of the world’s ducks, geese, and turkeys. Production of poultry meat and eggs each account for 0.2% of world production of these commodities.

Table 1: Poultry Stocks and Production, Greece , 2003 and 2004

	2003	2004
	Stocks (1,000 head)	Stocks (1,000 head)	% of World Stocks
Chickens	28,000	28,000	0.2
Ducks	70	70	<0.1
Geese	33	33	<0.1
Turkeys	90	90	<0.1
	Production (Metric Tons)	Production (Metric Tons)	% of World Production
Poultry meat	134,373	134,373	0.2
Eggs	105,576	105,000	0.2

Greece exported 3.4 million live chickens in 2003, accounting for 0.5% of world live chicken exports. Over 90% of the live chickens went to Albania , Macedonia , and Romania . Eggs were exported primarily to Germany , France , the Netherlands , and Italy . The top 4 destination countries for poultry meat were Bulgaria , Macedonia , Belgium , and the Netherlands .

Table 2: Exports of live Poultry and Poultry Products, Greece , 2002 - 2003

Exports	2002			2003			% of World in 2003
	Quantity	Value (1000 $)		Quantity	Value (1000 $)		Quantity	Value (1000 $)
Live Birds (1,000 head)
Chickens	9,900		4,362	3,372		1,991	0.5		0.2
Turkeys	3		6	3		4	<0.1		<0.1
Poultry products (mt)
Eggs, in the shell	263		190	3,576		3,837	0.3		0.3
Eggs, liquid or dried	23		88	84		379	<0.1		<0.1
Poultry meat	3,387		4,917	5,774		8,501	<0.1		<0.1

Source: United Nations FAO; Global Trade Altas

What are the US imports of live birds or poultry products from Greece ?

Greece was considered by the USDA to be free of exotic Newcastle disease. However, the US imported no live birds, no poultry products, no eggs, and no feathers from Greece in 2003 and 2004.

Source: World Trade Atlas; VS Import Tracking System

What are Canada and Mexico ’s imports of live birds or poultry products from Greece ?

Neither Canada nor Mexico imported any live birds, poultry products, eggs, or feathers from Greece in 2003 and 2004.

Source: World Trade Atlas

What is the level of passenger traffic arriving in the United States from Greece ?

In 2003, a total of 40,993 air passenger arrivals in the US reported Greece as their country of residency. As part of USDA, APHIS-PPQ’s Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Monitoring system, 722 air passengers arriving in the US from Greece in fiscal year 2003 were sampled for items of agriculture interest. Seven passengers were carrying an unspecified meat product, such as a sandwich. No passengers were found to be carrying items specified as poultry products.

Source: Office of Travel & Tourism Industries, US Department of Commerce; USDA APHIS-PPQ Agricultural Quarantine Inspection databases

CEI’s plans for follow up:

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