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World Service,21 Apr 2015,28 mins

Bird flu spreads in US

World Business Report

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A deadly strain of bird flu is sweeping across farms in the Midwest. We talk to farmers and trade bodies to find out what impact this crisis is having on the industry. Also in the programme, as the latest round of negotiations towards a new trade pact between Europe and the US get under way, we report on opposition to the proposals at a protest attended by Vivienne Westwood in London, and our economic commentator Roger Bootle assesses whether the protesters' fears are justified. Plus we have the latest in our series of interviews ahead of the UK's upcoming general election, with key figures from each of the country's main political parties. Today it's the turn of Chuka Umunna, business spokesperson from the Labour Party. Image: Chickens in cages Image credit: AP

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