Brazil strengthens barriers against avian flu and prices may rise

Always on the Brazilian table, eggs and chicken may be missing from the table in 2023. With the avian flu affecting the international market, Brazil, which exports 40% of all chicken in the world, should export even more, thanks to barriers against the disease. According to agronomist Evaristo de Miranda, avian flu caused the United States to slaughter 53 million birds. “It affects several countries in Europe. And the production and export of chickens in Europe has been falling every year and will still fall in 2023. And now it has arrived at the border of Brazil”, he points out. With strict control, Brazil is free of the disease. In this gaucho aviary, access is restricted and trucks undergo disinfection to ensure health. “For years now, we have avoided people from other countries. Often, we don't know where they are coming from, so we prevent them from visiting our facilities, especially free birds, loose birds, so we don't run the risk of bringing contamination to our birds", ...