REUTERS
Moldova is reported to have banned poultry shipments from Ukraine due to bird flu outbreaks, and the exact terms for lifting the ban are not known, but it is said to be in effect until there are no longer risks of bird flu, according to the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation's press service, which quoted Moldovan media outlets.
The Confederation also reported that Moldova had also banned poultry and eggs from Germany, Poland and Russia.
As of now, 21 bird flu outbreaks have been reported in the countries where Moldova used to buy poultry and eggs.
Read alsoEU resumes shipments of Ukrainian poultryUkraine's Biosecurity and Consumer Protection Service told UNIAN that Moldova had not officially informed it about the ban on poultry shipments. And the regulator does not rule out the possibility of such a ban.
"The Biosecurity and Consumer Protection Service has not received official notification of the limitation on Ukrainian poultry imports yet. However, taking into account the fact that bird flu outbreaks have been registered in Ukraine, such a measure may be taken by the Moldovan regulator in line with international requirements," it said.
The first bird flu outbreaks in 2016 were registered in Kherson region on November 30.