Shuttlecocks to cost more due to H7N9
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Bad">Bad</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="badminton">badminton</span> <span word="fans">fans</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shuttlecocks">shuttlecocks</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="incoming">incoming</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="duck">duck</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="dwindles">dwindles</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</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="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4 <span word="or">or</span> 5 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (.65 <span word="to">to</span> .81 <span word="US">US</span> <span word="cents">cents</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12 <span word="shuttlecocks">shuttlecocks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="then">then</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Zhisong">Zhisong</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Bo">Bo</span>'<span word="er">er</span> <span word="Shuttlecock">Shuttlecock</span> <span word="Factory">Factory</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="shuttlecock">shuttlecock</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Anhui">Anhui</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shuttlecocks">shuttlecocks</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> 3 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="wholesalers">wholesalers</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="less">less</span>."</p><p><span word="Factories">Factories</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Anhui">Anhui</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="about">about</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="duck">duck</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="surge">surge</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Chun">Chun</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yingtian">Yingtian</span> <span word="Shuttlecock">Shuttlecock</span> <span word="Factory">Factory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 5 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="pack">pack</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12 <span word="shuttlecocks">shuttlecocks</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> 30 <span word="to">to</span> 50 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="duck">duck</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span>, <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shuttlecocks">shuttlecocks</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="feather">feather</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Min">Min</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="supplying">supplying</span> <span word="processed">processed</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shuttlecock">shuttlecock</span> <span word="producers">producers</span>. "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="just">just</span> 20 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</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="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="duck">duck</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="about">about</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>."</p>
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