Chicken meat prices rise ahead of avian flu Chicken meat prices rise ahead of avian flu

In a strong upward trend, chicken meat prices are heading towards pre-avian flu levels – recorded in May of this year – according to surveys by Cepea. According to the Research Center, the recovery of domestic prices is linked to the resumption of national shipments, in addition to the heating up of the domestic market. Among all the countries that suspended purchases of Brazilian chicken meat due to the avian flu case, China is the only one that remains away. The European Union announced the resumption of acquisitions in the second half of September, when the Brazilian sector began to register a recovery movement, which has been sustained, according to Cepea analyses. Collaborators consulted by the Research Center indicate a tendency for ...