Brazil Cries ‘Trade War,’ Says EU May Ban Some of Its Chicken
- Halt likely after food-safety concerns: Brazil’s farm minister
- He says the move would force BRF to cut up to 15,000 workers
Photographer: Marcos Issa/Bloomberg
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Brazil’s agriculture minister said Tuesday his country’s chicken industry, the world’s second-largest, may be partially shut out from the European Union following a food-safety scandal.
The European Commission will discuss restrictions on BRF, Brazil’s biggest packaged-food producer and its leading poultry supplier, at a meeting on Wednesday, Blairo Maggi told journalists in Brasilia. Some other Brazilian producers may face similar curbs.