RPA ONLYBrown eggs are shown in their carton in a home in Palm Springs, California August 17, 2015. Limited supplies of baby poultry and barn space to house them will hamper U.S. farmers' efforts to rebuild ravaged egg supplies after the nation's worst-ever outbreak of bird flu. REUTERS/Sam Mircovich 

Brown eggs are shown in their carton in a home in Palm Springs, California August 17, 2015. Limited supplies of baby poultry and barn space to house them will hamper U.S. farmers' efforts to rebuild ravaged egg supplies after the nation's worst-ever outbreak of bird flu. REUTERS/Sam Mircovich 

Brown eggs are shown in their carton in a home in Palm Springs, California August 17, 2015. Limited supplies of baby poultry and barn space to house them will hamper U.S. farmers' efforts to rebuild ravaged egg supplies after the nation's worst-ever outbreak of bird flu. REUTERS/Sam Mircovich 

Brown eggs are shown in their carton in a home in Palm Springs, California August 17, 2015. Limited supplies of baby poultry and barn space to house them will hamper U.S. farmers' efforts to rebuild ravaged egg supplies after the nation's worst-ever outbreak of bird flu. REUTERS/Sam Mircovich 

Workers from the Animal Protection Ministry cull chicks to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that the H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Dead chickens killed by bird flu are seen in a contaminate farm while workers from the Animal Protection Ministry prepare to cull them to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Chickens are seen in a contaminate farm while workers from the Animal Protection Ministry prepare to cull them to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Chickens are seen in a contaminate farm while workers from the Animal Protection Ministry prepare to cull them to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Workers from the Animal Protection Ministry stand in a contaminate farm as they prepare to cull chicken to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Chickens are seen in a contaminate farm while workers from the Animal Protection Ministry prepare to cull them to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Workers from the Animal Protection Ministry prepare to burn chicken to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

A worker from the Animal Protection Ministry holds a dead chick during a cull to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Workers from the Animal Protection Ministry burn chicken to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Workers from the Animal Protection Ministry holds a dead chick during a cull to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Workers from the Animal Protection Ministry cull chicks to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Workers from the Animal Protection Ministry cull chicks to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Workers from the Animal Protection Ministry cull chicks to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Workers from the Animal Protection Ministry cull chickens to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Workers from the Animal Protection Ministry cull chicks to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Workers from the Animal Protection Ministry cull chicks to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Afghan refugee Haji Arsala Khan (C) who have a residency card which will expire on December 2015, sits with his friends in a poultry shop at a market on the outskirts of Peshawar February 18, 2015. Afghan immigrants ordered out of Pakistan in what officials say is a bid to root out militants are, some analysts say, scapegoats being used to distract attention from the authorities' failure to end violence. Thousands of Afghans unnerved by threats of arrest and growing hostility towards them have flocked out of Pakistan back home, leaving behind boarded-up shops, houses and restaurants. Picture taken February 18, 2015. To match story PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN/ REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY) 

Chickens look out of a cage at an hatchery in Mangaon, south of Mumbai February 2, 2015. Indian corn producers, after scoring virtually no major export deal for months, are counting on local chicken farms to absorb millions of tonnes of the grain as poultry output heads for yet another record year. India's poultry output has been scaling yearly records as higher incomes boost demand for meat in the world's second-most populous country after China. Picture taken February 2, 2015. To match INDIA-POULTRY/GRAINS REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Chicks are pictured in a breeder house at a poultry farm in Mangaon, south of Mumbai February 2, 2015. Indian corn producers, after scoring virtually no major export deal for months, are counting on local chicken farms to absorb millions of tonnes of the grain as poultry output heads for yet another record year. India's poultry output has been scaling yearly records as higher incomes boost demand for meat in the world's second-most populous country after China. Picture taken February 2, 2015. To match INDIA-POULTRY/GRAINS REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Chicks are pictured in a breeder house at a poultry farm in Mangaon, south of Mumbai February 2, 2015. Indian corn producers, after scoring virtually no major export deal for months, are counting on local chicken farms to absorb millions of tonnes of the grain as poultry output heads for yet another record year. India's poultry output has been scaling yearly records as higher incomes boost demand for meat in the world's second-most populous country after China. Picture taken February 2, 2015. To match INDIA-POULTRY/GRAINS REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

A duck is seen at a duck farm in Nafferton, northern England November 17, 2014. Bird flu found on a duck farm in northern England might be linked to a highly contagious strain of the disease found this weekend at a poultry farm in the central Netherlands, as well as a case early this month in Germany. In the British case, the virus was discovered at a duck farm in North Yorkshire. REUTERS/Phil Noble (REUTERS - Tags: ANIMALS DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Chickens feed from a row of feed bins at C&A Farms in Fairmont, North Carolina June 10, 2014. Picture taken June 10, 2014. To match Special Report FARMACEUTICALS-CHICKEN/ REUTERS/Randall Hill (UNITED STATES - Tags: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS HEALTH ANIMALS DRUGS SOCIETY) 

Nine-day-old chicks drink water at a Foster Farms ranch near Turlock, California June 16, 2014. Picture taken June 16, 2014. To match Special Report FARMACEUTICALS-CHICKEN/ REUTERS/Max Whittaker (UNITED STATES - Tags: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS HEALTH ANIMALS DRUGS SOCIETY) 

Foster Farms Chief Veterinarian Bob O'Connor holds a nine-day-old chick at a Foster Farms chicken ranch near Turlock, California June 16, 2014. Picture taken June 16, 2014. To match Special Report FARMACEUTICALS-CHICKEN/ REUTERS/Max Whittaker (UNITED STATES - Tags: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS HEALTH ANIMALS DRUGS SOCIETY) 

A chicken sits at a poultry production farm in Cuatro Canadas, some 110 km (68 miles) from Santa Cruz December 6, 2013. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: AGRICULTURE) 

A man feeds chickens that escaped from their poultry houses, which were damaged when Super Typhoon Haiyan hit Bantayan island off northern Cebu in central Philippines November 16, 2013. Survivors began rebuilding homes destroyed by Haiyan, one of the world's most powerful typhoons, and emergency supplies flowed into ravaged Philippine islands, as the United Nations more than doubled its estimate of people made homeless to nearly two million. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER ANIMALS)

A man looks at chickens that escaped from their poultry houses, which were damaged when Super Typhoon Haiyan hit Bantayan island off northern Cebu in central Philippines November 16, 2013. Survivors began rebuilding homes destroyed by Haiyan, one of the world's most powerful typhoons, and emergency supplies flowed into ravaged Philippine islands, as the United Nations more than doubled its estimate of people made homeless to nearly two million. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER ANIMALS)

An employee works at a state poultry farm on the outskirts of Minsk, November 11, 2013. The biggest farm in Belarus, it produces more than 35 millions eggs every day for the domestic market and for export, mostly for neighboring Russia. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: AGRICULTURE SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

An employee works at a state poultry farm on the outskirts of Minsk, November 11, 2013. The biggest farm in Belarus, it produces more than 35 millions eggs every day for the domestic market and for export, mostly for neighboring Russia. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: AGRICULTURE SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

A woman walks in a street in Moncontour, northern Brittany, November 5, 2013. France's aim to shift nearly one billion euros in European subsidies to help struggling livestock farmers could be stymied by a crisis in the meat processing sector faced with a wave of plant closures in Brittany, leaving more room to competitors. France is the European Union's leader in poultry output and third for pork, with the country's western part hosting the bulk of farmers and industry players, initially attracted by easy access to ports to import feed and boost exports. France is now losing its pole position as Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium gain market shares, even within France itself, by using more efficient tools and often cheaper labour. Picture taken November 5, 2013. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe (FRANCE - Tags: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY) 

A member of a Rapid Response Team (RRT) culls a rooster at a poultry farm infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus in Bhaktapur August 2, 2013. The government has issued an order to enforce the ban on imports and sales of poultry products for a week to control an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus. According to local media reports, the Kathmandu valley has witnessed 16 bird flu outbreaks over the last two years. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: ANIMALS HEALTH SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Workers process chickens at a slaughterhouse in Santo June 27, 2013. A ban by its neighbour Haiti on the importation of Dominican chickens and eggs since June 7 last year has caused a crisis in the industry, according to Dominican government sources, as they try to negotiate a lifting of the measure that Haitian authorities admit was imposed due to the loss of import tax revenue. Picture taken June 27, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS ANIMALS FOOD) 

Workers process chickens at a slaughterhouse in Santo June 27, 2013. A ban by its neighbour Haiti on the importation of Dominican chickens and eggs since June 7 last year has caused a crisis in the industry, according to Dominican government sources, as they try to negotiate a lifting of the measure that Haitian authorities admit was imposed due to the loss of import tax revenue. Picture taken June 27, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS ANIMALS FOOD) 

A recently-hatched chick looks out from a crate at a chicken farm in Moca June 24, 2013. A ban by its neighbour Haiti on the importation of Dominican chickens and eggs since June 7 last year has caused a crisis in the industry, according to Dominican government sources, as they try to negotiate a lifting of the measure that Haitian authorities admit was imposed due to the loss of import tax revenue. Picture taken June 24, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

Chicks hatch at a chicken farm in Moca June 24, 2013. A ban by its neighbour Haiti on the importation of Dominican chickens and eggs since June 7 last year has caused a crisis in the industry, according to Dominican government sources, as they try to negotiate a lifting of the measure that Haitian authorities admit was imposed due to the loss of import tax revenue. Picture taken June 24, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS ANIMALS) 

Chicks hatch at a chicken farm in Moca June 24, 2013. A ban by its neighbour Haiti on the importation of Dominican chickens and eggs since June 7 last year has caused a crisis in the industry, according to Dominican government sources, as they try to negotiate a lifting of the measure that Haitian authorities admit was imposed due to the loss of import tax revenue. Picture taken June 24, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS ANIMALS) 

A worker selects chicken parts for packaging at a chicken farm in Moca June 22, 2013. A ban by its neighbour Haiti on the importation of Dominican chickens and eggs since June 7 last year has caused a crisis in the industry, according to Dominican government sources, as they try to negotiate a lifting of the measure that Haitian authorities admit was imposed due to the loss of import tax revenue. Picture taken June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS ANIMALS) 

A hen drinks water in a cage at a chicken farm in Moca June 22, 2013. A ban by its neighbour Haiti on the importation of Dominican chickens and eggs since June 7 last year has caused a crisis in the industry, according to Dominican government sources, as they try to negotiate a lifting of the measure that Haitian authorities admit was imposed due to the loss of import tax revenue. Picture taken June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS ANIMALS) 

A worker helps a chick drink water at a chicken farm in Moca June 22, 2013. A ban by its neighbour Haiti on the importation of Dominican chickens and eggs since June 7 last year has caused a crisis in the industry, according to Dominican government sources, as they try to negotiate a lifting of the measure that Haitian authorities admit was imposed due to the loss of import tax revenue. Picture taken June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A worker inspects hens in cages at a chicken farm in Moca June 22, 2013. A ban by its neighbour Haiti on the importation of Dominican chickens and eggs since June 7 last year has caused a crisis in the industry, according to Dominican government sources, as they try to negotiate a lifting of the measure that Haitian authorities admit was imposed due to the loss of import tax revenue. Picture taken June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A freshly-laid egg rolls away from hens in cages at a chicken farm in Moca, June 22, 2013. A ban by its neighbour Haiti on the importation of Dominican chickens and eggs since June 7 last year has caused a crisis in the industry, according to Dominican government sources, as they try to negotiate a lifting of the measure that Haitian authorities admit was imposed due to the loss of import tax revenue. Picture taken June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS ANIMALS) 

Broiler carcasses hang off hooks in an aviary at a poultry farm in the village of Pesochnaia Buda, some 330 km (206 miles) southeast of Minsk, June 11, 2013. The farm produces 500,000 chicks per month and a yearly output of 11,000 tons of meat. Chicken meat is very popular among Belarusians due to its low price, compared to pork and beef, local media reported. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Chickens are seen in an aviary at a poultry farm in the village of Pesochnaia Buda, some 330 km (206 miles) southeast of Minsk, June 11, 2013. The farm produces 500,000 chicks per month and a yearly output of 11,000 tons of meat. Chicken meat is very popular among Belarusians due to its low price, compared to pork and beef, local media reported. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

World War Two veteran Nikolay Sapanovich, 89, feeds his poultry at his house ahead of Victory Day, in the town of Zhitkovichi, some 270 km (167 miles) south of Minsk May 7, 2013. Belarus marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two every year on May 9. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: MILITARY ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY) 

Chickens are seen at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Shanghai April 16, 2013. China's poultry sector has recorded losses of more than 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) since reports emerged two weeks ago of the H7N9 virus, a new strain of bird flu, an official at the country's National Poultry Industry Association told Reuters on Tuesday. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS DISASTER HEALTH BUSINESS) 

An employee works at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Shanghai April 16, 2013. The owner of the farm, which produces chicken eggs, says his poultry are healthy. China's poultry sector has recorded losses of more than 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) since reports emerged two weeks ago of the H7N9 virus, a new strain of bird flu, an official at the country's National Poultry Industry Association told Reuters on Tuesday. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS DISASTER HEALTH BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Chickens, which have not been sold, sit inside a cage at a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong April 8, 2013. China is confident it can control an outbreak of a new strain of bird flu, a senior Chinese health official said on Sunday as the World Health Organization (WHO) said there had now been 21 human cases of the H7N9 flu with six deaths. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: HEALTH ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

A security guard holds a bottle of antiseptic liquid disinfectant for government officials and journalists visiting a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong April 8, 2013. China is confident it can control an outbreak of a new strain of bird flu, a senior Chinese health official said on Sunday as the World Health Organization (WHO) said there had now been 21 human cases of the H7N9 flu with six deaths. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: HEALTH ENVIRONMENT) 

A worker cleans empty cages, which were used to transport chickens, after morning trading at a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong April 8, 2013. China is confident it can control an outbreak of a new strain of bird flu, a senior Chinese health official said on Sunday as the World Health Organization (WHO) said there had now been 21 human cases of the H7N9 flu with six deaths. The green labels read, "This plastic cage cannot be used. Cleaning needed." REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: HEALTH ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Chickens are fed from dispensers at Zbigniew Sochodzki poultry farm in the village of Olszewo, central Poland January 29, 2013. European Union states will meet for the second time on February 7-8 to try and negotiate the nearly 1 trillion euro EU budget for 2014-2020. Previous talks collapsed in November and deep divisions remain over whether and how deeply the budget should be cut to reflect the euro debt crisis and harsh austerity measures being taken to address it. Arguments over farm subsidies and rebates are yet to be resolved as the EU contemplates its first real terms decline in spending. But officials are more confident that a deal will be struck this time. France is the biggest beneficiary of farm subsidies, which accounts for about 40 percent of the total budget. It has been at the heart of attempts to maintain contributions along with newer EU members to the east and countries struggling with crippling debts. However, countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom, which pay far more into the budget than they get back, are pushing for a reduction in an attempt to help balance their national books. Picture taken January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Peter Andrews (POLANDPOLITICSBUSINESS ANIMALS - Tags: ANIMALS POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Chickens sit in their pen at Zbigniew Sochodzki poultry farm in the village of Olszewo, central Poland January 29, 2013. European Union states will meet for the second time on February 7-8 to try and negotiate the nearly 1 trillion euro EU budget for 2014-2020. Previous talks collapsed in November and deep divisions remain over whether and how deeply the budget should be cut to reflect the euro debt crisis and harsh austerity measures being taken to address it. Arguments over farm subsidies and rebates are yet to be resolved as the EU contemplates its first real terms decline in spending. But officials are more confident that a deal will be struck this time. France is the biggest beneficiary of farm subsidies, which accounts for about 40 percent of the total budget. It has been at the heart of attempts to maintain contributions along with newer EU members to the east and countries struggling with crippling debts. However, countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom, which pay far more into the budget than they get back, are pushing for a reduction in an attempt to help balance their national books. Picture taken January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Peter Andrews (POLAND - Tags: ANIMALS BUSINESS AGRICULTURE POLITICS) 

Hens are seen at a farm on the outskirts of Managua city January 21, 2013. Nicaragua's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAG-FOR) announced that the country has strengthened surveillance and launched a training program, due to the recent outbreak of avian influenza virus of the type H7N3, reported in the state of Aguascalientes in Mexico. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY HEALTH) 

A woman inspects a poultry farm in the outskirts of Managua city January 21, 2013. Nicaragua's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAG-FOR) announced that the country has strengthened surveillance and launched a training program, due to the recent outbreak of avian influenza virus of the type H7N3, reported in the state of Aguascalientes in Mexico. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

A member of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) holds a rooster that was culled as he walks in a poultry farm infected by H5N1 bird flu virus at Bode in Bhaktapur October 15, 2012. The District Administration Office has declared emergency in the area after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed at the poultry farm. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: HEALTH ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A child jumps on the waste products that are used to make poultry feed as she plays in a tannery at Hazaribagh in Dhaka October 9, 2012. Luxury leather goods sold across the world are produced in a slum area of Bangladesh's capital where workers, including children, are exposed to hazardous chemicals and often injured in horrific accidents, according to a study released on Tuesday. None of the tanneries packed cheek by jowl into Dhaka's Hazaribagh neighbourhood treat their waste water, which contains animal flesh, sulphuric acid, chromium and lead, leaving it to spew into open gutters and eventually the city's main river. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj (BANGLADESH - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Eggs packed in cartons are pictured at a poultry farm in San Marcos de Tarrazu 50 km (31 miles) of San Jose, September 28, 2012. According to the Costa Rican Chamber of Poultry, Costa Rica next week will start exporting between 40 and 60 tons of eggs per month to Mexico, due to an outbreak of avian flu in Jalisco, the state that produces more than half the 2.5 million tonnes of eggs consumed in Mexico every year. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT)