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moisheh's avatar
moisheh
Explorer
Apr 25, 2015

Poultry ban

I doubt there are very many Canadians still down south. BUT if you plan on buying any poultry before you return to Canada it will be confiscated. I know this as they took over $25 worth of Costco chicken breasts from me yesterday. All of this due to an outbreak of avian flu in US chickens. At first it was only when you passed through a few states. Now it is a lot of the crossings. Eggs, turkey and chicken are affected. Fresh or frozen. I was told that cooked is OK . I am now stuck with paying ridiculous prices to support the protectionist Chicken Marketing Boards!

Moisheh
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  • Tripalot's avatar
    Tripalot
    Explorer
    Apr 25, 2015
    Which border crossing? There are several poultry farms in S.W. Ontario under quarantine at the current time due to avian flu.
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Apr 25, 2015
    Two bird flu strains have been discovered in the United States this year. The H5N2 strain is in Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin. It has also been identified on farms in Ontario, Canada.

    The H5N8 strain has been identified in California and also in Idaho, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed.


    In Minnesota alone 2.6 million birds infected.

    Iowa, the top U.S. egg-producing state, said on Monday that a lethal strain of bird flu had been found in hens at an egg-laying facility near the city of Harris run by Sunrise Farms. The company said the facility houses 3.8 million hens.


    On Tuesday, Mexico, the biggest buyer of U.S. chicken, halted imports of live birds and eggs from Iowa.


    Price of chicken/turkey and eggs will go way up this year.
  • Golden_HVAC's avatar
    Golden_HVAC
    Explorer
    Apr 25, 2015
    Wow, that is interesting news.

    I wonder if you could have crossed back into the US, then cooked the chicken, and then returned a few hours later? Baking it would only take a hour or so.

    Fred.
  • Community Alumni's avatar
    Community Alumni
    Apr 25, 2015
    Must be a regional thing. Bought several pounds of chicken yesterday in Plattsburgh, NY and no problem at the border. We even told the agent what we had.

    ... Eric
  • Community Alumni's avatar
    Community Alumni
    Apr 25, 2015
    mayo30 wrote:
    So how much more was the same chicken in Canada?


    For us in the Montreal area it's 50% to 75% higher.

    ... Eric
  • mayo30's avatar
    mayo30
    Explorer
    Apr 25, 2015
    PackerBacker wrote:
    mayo30 wrote:
    So how much more was the same chicken in Canada?


    For us in the Montreal area it's 50% to 75% higher.

    ... Eric

    Thats a lot.B.C. just went through the chicken virus problem too and had to deal with thousands of birds and farms with it.I am sure it will drive up the American chicken prices now too.
  • moisheh's avatar
    moisheh
    Explorer
    Apr 26, 2015
    I was @ Emerson,mb. Chicken breasts are about double in Canada .As of Friday they had seized 1360 kg @ Emerson. They have been criticized for not notifying the public of the ban.

    Moisheh
  • hokeypokey's avatar
    hokeypokey
    Explorer
    Apr 27, 2015
    We were through Customs 7 times in 2006 and each one was completely different. Example: one examined our hitch for what seemed like 10 minutes and the next Customs never even glanced at it.

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