A while ago, I came across an article on the news that avian influenza was discovered in a large-scale chicken farm in Brazil. I thought it was just that, but I heard that the Brazilian government has begun a large-scale quarantine operation because of this.
But the real big deal is that Brazil has suspended exports of chicken to Korea for 60 days…. Since Brazilian chicken accounts for 88% of domestically imported chicken, the blow will be huge. Especially for Koreans, a nation of chicken lovers, this news is like a bolt from the blue.
The problem is that there are concerns that they are using this as an excuse to raise the price of chicken again and not lower it quietly. But fortunately, Brazilian chickens are imported as boneless meat, so they are mostly used for frozen foods, fried chicken, dakgalbi, steamed chicken, and boneless chicken. On the other hand, since most bone-in chickens are domestic, there are reactions that it makes no sense for the price of chicken to rise.