News, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters Bird flu in top chicken exporter Brazil triggers trade bans By Ana Mano, Isabel Teles, Reuters, Roberto Samora May 16, 2025 Reading Time: 3 minutes Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm on Friday, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers.