Preliminary tests show a commercial chicken farm in Brazil's Tocantins state is free from bird flu, following the first outbreak in Rio Grande do Sul. Authorities conduct further tests as trade disruptions hit the world's leading chicken exporter.

By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) -Poultry trade bans triggered by a bird flu outbreak in Brazil may weigh on domestic chicken prices, offering some relief - if even short-lived - from the food inflation that has undermined the government's popularity,

Brazil ranked as Singapore’s top supplier of chicken from 2019 to 2021. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Changing variants of avian influenza significantly impact the egg price situation and ... restricts international trade in live birds and poultry meat. New variants may lead to more stringent ...

Singapore also has bird flu regionalisation arrangements with Brazil, where imports from affected areas may be suspended while those from unaffected areas can still be brought in.

It's take awhile to iron out the details, but bulk haulers will soon be drawing milk samples from Wisconsin dairy herds to test for bird flu.