Bird flu: Fávaro says suspension period for shipments to China could be reduced

Agriculture Minister Carlos Fávaro assessed this Saturday, the 17th, that the period of suspension of chicken meat exports from Brazil to China, set at at least 60 days, could be reduced, based on "diplomatic and commercial discussions". The interruption of shipments was decided by Brazil, respecting the health protocol signed with China, due to the detection of an outbreak of avian flu this week in a breeding farm in Montenegro (RS). According to Fávaro, based on these discussions, protein exports to China may be suspended only in the region where the disease was detected. Fávaro's statements were made in a meeting, in the morning, with technicians from the Secretariat of Agriculture and Supply of Paraná and with leaders of the agricultural sector of the state, reported in a note the Paraná News Agency. The meeting was called to discuss additional health defense measures as a way of preventing avian flu. According to the note, the state is one of the most interested in ...