BEIJING (Bloomberg): At the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak that has claimed thousands of lives and stunned the Chinese economy, millions of maturing laying hens are awaiting the green light to relocate to egg farms.
Banning transport of live poultry in Wuhan and nearby cities is blocking at least 2 million layers from being delivered to egg farms within Hubei province, according to Wang Zhiqiang, a breeder in the city of Xiangyang.
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