Brazil feed output trimmed after bird flu hits chicken trade

year, compared to a projection of 94 million released in May, shortly before the first case of bird flu was recorded on a commercial chicken farm in Southern Brazil. Brazil’s poultry industry is the main consumer of locally processed feed. “Demand was mainly impacted by the pace of (chicken) exports, which were restricted due to embargoes following an avian influenza outbreak,” Ariovaldo Zani, the head of Sindiracoes, said. Chicken exports from Brazil, the world’s largest supplier, could fall by as much as 2% in 2025, to 5.2 million metric tons, reflecting trade restrictions triggered by the outbreak, which the government controlled in a month. Although most importers have already lifted bans, top buyer China has not yet resumed buying Brazilian poultry products. Total animal feed production is still expected to increase by 2.9% year-over-year, Sindiracoes said, noting a drop in demand from the poultry industry will be partially offset by the additional demand from the beef ...