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SAO PAULO – The Brazilian Agriculture Ministry mentioned on Thursday that Thailand, Iran and Jordan have briefly suspended imports of beef from Brazil whereas authorities examine a case of mad–cow illness in an animal from Para State, in keeping with an announcement despatched to Reuters.

The ministry additionally confirmed that Russia has halted imports from Para state after the invention of a mad cow illness case there.

Thailand, Iran and Jordan “have briefly suspended beef imports from throughout Brazil and Russia has launched an embargo on beef exported from Para,” the ministry mentioned. As well as, Brazil has suspended beef exports to China to meet phrases of a commerce settlement.

There is just one meatpacking plant in Para approved to promote beef merchandise to Russia, it added.

Brazil is investigating a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) on a nine-year previous male animal from Para state. Discovery of the case, communicated on Feb. 20, triggered a self-imposed ban on Brazilian beef gross sales to China.

The animal was destroyed, and assessments are pending to find out whether or not it developed the traditional type of the illness or was an atypical case, which might happen spontaneously in all cattle populations and does not depend upon ingestion of prion-contaminated feed.

Traditional BSE is taken into account extra critical as a result of it includes contamination by the prion protein, and will set off vast commerce bans.

Russia’s suspension had been beforehand reported by native newspaper Valor Economico, which mentioned the ban was enforced on Wednesday and covers dwell animals, recent and processed meat and by-products.

Andrey Yurkov, Russia’s agricultural attaché in Brazil, declined to say whether or not the Russian ban could also be lifted if the Brazilian authorities confirms the case is atypical, in keeping with the Valor report.

Brazilian beef commerce teams Abiec and Abrafrigo didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark. – Reuters

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