The Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) estimates that the recent embargoes on Brazilian chicken meat exports, due to a Newcastle disease diagnosis in Rio Grande do Sul, will affect around 5% of the country's monthly production and 15% of its exports. The Brazilian government has voluntarily halted poultry exports to over 40 destinations, including China, Argentina, and the European Union, impacting 50,000 to 60,000 tons of chicken meat per month. Brazil, which produces about 1.2 million tons of chicken meat monthly and exports 430,000 tons, has the capacity to store products for existing contracts. In the first half of the year, Brazil's poultry meat exports reached $4.244 billion, with China being the largest importer.