Brazil confirms bird flu outbreak on commercial farm, triggering trade bans

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Open this photo in gallery: A federal agricultural inspector works on a sample to test for avian influenza virus at the Reference Laboratory of the World Organization for Animal Health, in Campinas, Brazil, on April 25, 2023.AMANDA PEROBELLI/Reuters Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a commercial farm on Friday, triggering a countrywide trade ban from China and statewide restrictions for other major consumers. Brazil exported $10-billion of chicken meat in 2024, accounting for about 35 per cent of global trade. Much of that came from meat processors BRF and JBS, which ship...