Full ban on Brazil poultry not expected after bird flu outbreak, minister says

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro told Reuters on Friday that he does not expect trade partners to fully ban Brazilian poultry imports given the importance of the country as a global supplier.

Speaking about the country’s first case of bird flu on a commercial farm, he said the ongoing outbreak doesn’t affect Brazil’s plans to increase its footprint in China, which is the biggest buyer of Brazil’s chicken and other agricultural commodities.

(Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu; Editing by Ana Mano and Gabriel Araujo)