Brazil suspends poultry meat exports to three major markets

Brazil has temporarily stopped supplies of poultry meat to European countries, as well as China and Argentina due to a massive outbreak of Newcastle disease, Rosselkhoznadzor reported. It took place in one of the largest agricultural states in the country, Rio Grande do Sul. This was the first case in the country since 2006. In total, seven thousand birds died at the affected enterprise, which was half of the total population. The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that certification of new exporting companies has been temporarily suspended. Today, the export of poultry meat and poultry products, as well as eggs, meat for animal feed, poultry raw materials for therapeutic purposes, semi-finished meat products and unprocessed blood products is prohibited for these importers. Separate restrictions have also been introduced for some other countries. All products within a radius of 50 kilometers from the latest outbreak cannot be exported to Israel, Canada, East Timor, ...