Poultry farmers struggle to find insurance
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Poultry">Poultry</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="insured">insured</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="H">H</span>7<span word="N">N</span>9 <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="flu">flu</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Bing">Bing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breeder">breeder</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frustrating">frustrating</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="around">around</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($16,000) <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>."</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="larger">larger</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="poultry">poultry</span> <span word="operators">operators</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="insurers">insurers</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Ping">Ping</span> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Property">Property</span> & <span word="Casualty">Casualty</span> <span word="Insurance">Insurance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taikang">Taikang</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="Insurance">Insurance</span>, <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="H">H</span>7<span word="N">N</span>9 <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="flu">flu</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="classified">classified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Tian">Tian</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Ping">Ping</span> <span word="An">An</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="H">H</span>7<span word="N">N</span>9 <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="around">around</span> 500 <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 12.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="insurer">insurer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="batch">batch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="insurers">insurers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="product">product</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Ping">Ping</span> <span word="An">An</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="H">H</span>7<span word="N">N</span>9 <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="is">is</span> 50 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($8.10), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> 50,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="and">and</span> 20,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>.</p>
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