Bird flu outbreak in Brazil triggers import bans by Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay

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Brazil is one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of poultry, accounting for 14% of global chicken meat production, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture read more An aerial view of an an excavator digging a trench to bury infected poultry on a commercial farm where a bird flu outbreak was detected, in the municipality of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. AP Authorities said on Saturday that Brazil has verified its first bird flu infection on a commercial farm, prompting Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay to suspend poultry imports from the country. Brazil’s Agriculture and Livestock Ministry...