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Amazing - 12% of poultry exports are feathers - is that by weight?

clipped from news.yahoo.com BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A good night's sleep on luxury Hungarian down pillows is likely to become a rarer experience as Hungary's poultry sector declines in the face of mounting problems. According to British retailers, pillows and duvets made from Hungarian goose feathers are "soft", "luxurious" and have an "unparalleled ability to spring back to shape". But in recent years Hungary's poultry sector has been hit by repeated bird flu outbreaks, leading to the culling of 1 million birds, mostly water fowl, and a doubling of feed prices. Feathers still account for up to 12 percent of Hungary's poultry exports, although competition from China is increasing.

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