Bird flu causes disruption to Chinese poultry imports

A government worker disinfects a poultry farm in Indonesia's Aceh province. Picture: CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP via Getty Images

Bird flu in Argentina has left China without approximately 7% of its huge chicken imports.

Argentina is the third largest supplier of chicken products to China, but self-suspended its exports after finding highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial poultry.