Brazil 2025 chicken exports to rise despite bird flu trade bans

SAO PAULO, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Brazilian chicken exports ​are expected to rise ‌up to 0.5% this year ‌to 5.32 million metric tons, meat lobby ABPA said on Wednesday, after ⁠exporters avoided ‌trade bans triggered by a bird flu ‍outbreak in May, including from key buyers China and ​the European Union.

In August, ‌ABPA had said Brazilian chicken exports could fall by as much as 2% to 5.2 million ⁠tons this year. ​In its ​fresh projections, ABPA also said Brazilian chicken meat ‍production ⁠is expected to grow by 2.2% to 15.3 ⁠million tons in 2025.

(Reporting by ‌Ana Mano, Editing by ‌Louise Heavens)