Moo-vement.Mexico's Agriculture Ministry lifted restrictions on poultry poultry, domesticated fowl kept primarily for meat and eggs; including birds of the order Galliformes, e.g., the chicken, turkey, guinea fowl, pheasant, quail, and peacock; and natatorial (swimming) birds, e.g., the duck and goose. from four U.S states. An outbreak of avian flu avian flu: see influenza. in Texas in February prompted the ban, and Mexico continues to prohibit pro·hib·it tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its 1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid. 2. fowl from six other states. Last year, poultry imports from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. were valued at approximately US$300 million. Mexico also reopened its market to selected U.S. beef imports. Mexico's gradual ease on its U.S. beef ban has given the United States access to 74% of the $1 billion export market in Mexico lost after a case of mad-cow disease emerged in Washington state in December. |
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