Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm on Friday, triggering protocols for a country-wide trade ban from top buyer China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers.

A drone view shows the installations of Vibra Foods, a Brazilian operation backed by Tyson Foods TSN.N, after Brazil's first outbreak of bird flu was identified at a poultry farm supplying Vibra Foods, in Montenegro, Brazil May 16, 2025. The writing on the sign reads " Naturally healthy wonderfully." REUTERS/Diego Vara

Brazil accounts for 35 per cent of the global chicken trade, shipping $13 billion worth of it in 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.