BIRD FLU CONSUMPTION FOWL - Bird flu, consumption fowl progress in France. According to the Confederation of the firms of trade and distribution (FCD) in France, sales of fowl lightly took back last week in french supermarkets, notably owing to the promotions which restricted the impact of the crisis caused by aviaire influenza (bird flu). Between Monday and last Sunday, in France, sales of fowl were less than of 15 % those accomplished in the course of the same week of last year, according to the Confederation of the firms of trade and distribution (FCD). In the course of the previous two weeks, FCD thinks that fall was understood between 25 % and 30 %. « They explain this resumption by the promotion which carries its fruits », according to FCD, « numerous stores chose to organize animations in their rays. »

Bird flu, sales of fowl and consumption of chicken progress in supermarkets

In here is some examples, in France, « U system succeeded in slowing down the fall of sales in 5 %, instead of 30 % before, by giving since the end of February, of fowl, whole or serrated, half price. » « Auchan, linked to stockbreeders of free range chicken, offered for his/her part, from 2 till 4 March, free range chickens Red Quality-label half price, what made develop sales of 15 % fowl in three days. » « Supermarkets Crossroad and Champion stores go to their tower to offer this week of promotions on the whole and serrated chicken. »

Moreover the elected representatives also rallied around the consumption of fowl, going to the point of augmenting the number of dishes of fowl offered in the scholastic canteens. For his/her part, the Confederation of poultry industries (TRUSTED) respect that sales of fowl roughly have still diminished and that they were 25 % less important than last year. Previous week, her FIA estimated fall at 20 %.

The french prime minister, Dominique de Villepin, must chair a table-round dance next Friday « with all parties prenantes concerned by poultry course of study » to measure situation since the announcement 25 last févier of a first case of animal husbandry polluted by the virus H5N1 (bird flu) of aviaire influenza in France.

France is the first producer of fowl of the European Union and the fourth worldwide exporter of fowl behind the United States, China and Brazil. France counts about 21.100 animal husbandry of more than 500 fowl and a production very organized with a hundred of organizations of production (95 % of production), and 186 firms of butchery of more than 20 wage earners.

The Confederation of the firms of Trade and Distribution (FCD), regroups the firms of the wholesale trade and detail, with a food or non-food specialized activity. It represents 633 000 jobs for a volume of 162,6 billion euro business. « Image of a society in movement, trade fits permanently to the aspirations of the society and favours the contentment of its customers, main objective of the firms of trade and distribution. »

The Confederation of poultry industries (TRUSTED) represent the interests of the industrialists of course of study to the national and European Authorities, directions of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Peach (DPEI, DGAL), of the Ministry of Job and Solidarity, European commission.

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