Iraq: Agriculture Ministry to stop importing chickens, egg
Posted by Zawya
Aswat Aliraq
11 July 2010


BAGHDAD: The Iraqi Agriculture Ministry has decided to stop importing frozen chickens and table egg after this year's holy month of Ramadan.

"The ministry has put a time schedule for this process," the ministry said in a release on Sunday as received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

It said that the decision aims at making Iraqi market less dependent on imported chickens and egg.

"The ministry is serious in implementing this decision," it added.

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