Mexico eases trade ban on Brazilian chicken
FILE PHOTO: Chicken is displayed in a fridge in a market in Sao Paulo, Brazil May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Mexico eased a ban on chicken shipments from Brazil, setting the restriction now only to products coming from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, instead of a previous countrywide ban, Brazil's Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday.
On the other hand, the ministry said in a statement that Mauritania announced a countrywide ban on imports of Brazilian chicken, while Oman suspended chicken imports coming from Rio Grande do Sul state.
Brazil last month identified a case of bird flu on a commercial farm in Rio Grande do Sul, triggering trade restrictions from dozens of countries.
(Reporting by Andre Romani; Editing by Kylie Madry)
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