Brazil may lose R$13 billion with the entry of influenza into the country

Under the daily threat of Avian Influenza, since several recent cases of the disease were detected in neighboring countries, such as Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and others, Brazil has been mobilizing a task force to avoid the worst of scenarios. The task force organized by Mapa, which in addition to the Federal Agricultural Tax Auditors, involves several actors, mainly from the private sector and state veterinary services, is already in action to avoid not only health impacts, but also economic ones. A study carried out by the FGV estimates that if the disease enters the country, the largest exporter of chicken, and directly affects the industrial system, the monetary loss would be BRL 13.5 billion. The researcher at the FGV Agro Agribusiness Center, Talita Priscila Pinto, points out that there would also be a loss of 46,000 jobs, not only within the production chain, but also within other chains that are related to the sale of poultry, such as input production. According to data ...