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Add as preferred source on GoogleBrazil faces chicken import bans due to bird flu. Some countries lifted bans after Brazil declared itself virus-free, but others maintain restrictions.
(Reuters) -An outbreak of bird flu in Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, prompted countries to implement trade restrictions in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus after a first case was confirmed on a commercial farm in May.
Brazil declared itself free of the virus in commercial flocks after 28 days without any new outbreaks on commercial farms, and some importers have now reversed their bans.
The following is a list from Brazil's Agriculture Ministry of countries maintaining their bans as of July 23:
SUSPENSIONS TARGETING ALL POULTRY FROM BRAZIL
China, the European Union, Chile, Canada, Malaysia, East Timor, North Macedonia and Pakistan.
SUSPENSIONS TARGETING RIO GRANDE DO SUL STATE
Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Angola, Namibia, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Tajikistan and Ukraine.
SUSPENSIONS TARGETING THE CITY OF MONTENEGRO
Qatar
SUSPENSIONS TARGETING SPECIFIC REGIONS
Japan, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname and Uzbekistan.
(Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu, Isabel Teles, Roberto Samora, Luis Jaime Acosta, Andre Romani; Writing by Ana Mano; Editing by Kirsten Donvoan)
Countries that have suspended imports of Brazilian chicken include China, the European Union, Chile, Canada, Malaysia, East Timor, North Macedonia, and Pakistan.
Import bans target specific regions such as Rio Grande do Sul State and the city of Montenegro, with countries like Russia, Belarus, and Qatar implementing these restrictions.
Countries are implementing trade restrictions to prevent the spread of bird flu after Brazil reported an outbreak, despite declaring itself free of the virus in commercial flocks.
Brazil declared itself free of the virus in commercial flocks after 28 days without any new outbreaks on commercial farms.
Some importers have reversed their bans, although the article does not specify which countries have done so.
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