A confirmed case of mad cow disease in Brazil discovered last month is 'atypical,' the agriculture ministry said on Thursday, adding it will work to lift beef export suspensions swiftly enacted by several countries in Asia.
A worker spreads salted meat which will be dried and then packed at a plant of JBS S.A, the world's largest beef producer, in Santana de Parnaiba, Brazil December 19, 2017. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
The suspension on exports represents a major risk for Brazil's key livestock sector, one of the world's largest. The ministry added that it will schedule a virtual meeting with Chinese officials to discuss a resumption of beef exports.
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