Brazil Halts All Chicken Exports to China as Virus Takes Toll
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Brazil has halted all chicken exports to China after a virulent poultry disease was found on a commercial farm, expanding a previous ban and dealing a blow to meat packers including BRF SA.
The self-imposed restrictions — which also include a full ban on exports to the European Union and Argentina — may curb total chicken shipments by as much as 15% while in place, according to producers group ABPA. The move comes after the world’s largest chicken supplier detected Newcastle disease at a farm in Rio Grande do Sul state.