The avian flu outbreak is showing no signs of dying down. Over 2 million birds have been culled in Taiwan as a result.
The agricultural council said on Tuesday that 32 more farms have been found with infections, bringing the total to 541 farms in the nation. The geese population has been affected the most, and 90% of it has been culled.
But agricultural official Jiang Wen-quan said the situation would not affect the supply for Chinese New Year.
"To put it simply, there should be no problem regarding the supply before Chinese New Year," said Jiang.
"That’s according to past and current inventory. Even though many were culled, but the geese were of different ages. The effect of this will be bigger during the peak summer season. Winter is not a peak consumption season for geese."
Geese are produced seasonally with many of them born during the fourth and first quarters. The current culling of a high number of geese will still have a major impact on the industry.
The agricultural council said they are able to cull geese as soon as they have been discovered to be infected. They hope the outbreak will die down as they get rid of the infected birds.