Sales are down by half, which is a slight improvement, but really it's still very grim.

Some sales movement has started. We have been able to restore chicken in the army canteens.

Sales of meat birds and egg-laying birds have fallen 25 to 30 percent since the news of the bird flu. There has also been a softening of prices of 10 to 12 percent.

The total losses in the last two months have been nearly 40 billion rupees.

There has also been a softening of prices of 10 to 12 per cent.

There were some signs of recovery, but the latest outbreak has proved disastrous.