Japan Loosens Restrictions on US Poultry Exports

Japan agreed last week to lower Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza-related trade restrictions on U.S. poultry exports, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service said in a report. The April 3 amendment to Japan’s HPAI trade restrictions “makes premises banned for an incidence of HPAI eligible to have restrictions lifted after 28 days instead of 90 days post cleaning and disinfection,” USDA said. “This brings Japan in line with World Organization for Animal Health recommendations.”