
Bird flu detected on a single southern Brazil farm is cutting chicken supplies to importers from China to Europe. Bans on Brazilian chicken have shut markets worth more than $4 billion a year, about 40% of Brazil's export revenue.
The article notes consumers are expected to eat a record amount of chicken in the US this year.
Brazil supplies more than a third of global chicken exports, so a sustained ban removes a major source of supply and points to higher global chicken prices. The impact on alternative suppliers such as the US should be significant.
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