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Caption : Workers preparing to unload egg trays in a truck coming from Tamil Nadu, in Kochi market in Kerala. Report of recurrence of bird flu in West Beangal has distressed the domestic poultry sector as the recent ban on all poultry products in the state has forced the exporting states as Tamil Nadu, Andhra and Karnataka to sell eggs intended for West Bengal at a distress price, leading to a loss of Rs 3000 crore, successive. bird flu outbreaks since 2006 and soaring maize price had dealt a sharp blow to the poultry sector, resulting in the sharp rise in the production cost for layer and broiler producers. Photo: K_K_Mustafah 13/03/08