date:Apr 17, 2013
14 people have now died from the bird flu virus and 63 have been infected, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
Most of the cases to date have been in eastern China, where poultry consumption is down by more than half, according to Liu Yonghao, president the New Hope Group, the country's largest producer of animal feed.
Prices have dropped on weaker demand. High-quality chicken is selling for 4 yuan per kg, down from 16 yuan per kg, Liang Zhong, the poultry association official, to