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Avian Flu Found on Turkey Farms Supplying Butterball
The fear is that Arkansas is not the end of [the viruss spread], since next to the state theres Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and other major poultry producers, said Thomas Elam, president of industry consulting firm Farm Econ LLC. All of the major countries that have experienced outbreaks have
percent in the short run. Doesnt sound like much until you consider that a livestock industry economist, Thomas Elam, estimates that would save producers $1 billion. Discounting that projection by half to correct for industry bias still yields a figure, $500 million, greater than the direct aid the
Producers have been shrinking their flocks and herds to cope with the higher cost of feeding their animals, and that reduced supply of meat and dairy products will help drive up food prices by 4 to 6 percent next year, says economist Thomas Elam of FarmEcon LLC.