In April of this year CITES published a report entitled "The Consumption of Swiftlet Nests Around the World." The report stated that each year Asians around the world--including those in Japan, North America, Korea, mainland China, and Taiwan -- consume more than 10 million swiftlet nests per year.
今年四月，「華盛頓公約組織」出版了一份「燕窩在全球消費現況」的報告，指出「包括日本、美國、韓國、大陸與台灣，全世界華人每年要吃掉一千多萬個燕窩。」