Marfrig Global Foods (MBRF3) reported in a statement this Wednesday, October 21, 2026, that on October 20, 2026, it received an official letter from the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) requesting clarifications regarding a news story published by the newspaper Globo Rural on October 19, 2026, concerning the drop in the company’s shares after confirmation of a Newcastle disease outbreak in Santa Catarina.
According to Marfrig, on October 19, 2026, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) confirmed the occurrence of a Newcastle disease outbreak at a commercial turkey farm in Nova Itaberaba (SC), following samples collected through active surveillance carried out in the normal course of sanitary protocols, ordering the closure of the site and the adoption of the prescribed control, containment and eradication measures.
The company stated that the information in the news story is true and that it has been monitoring the situation since it became aware of the occurrence, assessing its potential developments. Based on the information available to date, Marfrig believes that any impacts on its operations, financial position or results, if any, will not be material.
In the statement, the company emphasized that official information on the evolution of the case and on the applicable sanitary measures is gathered and disclosed by MAPA, as the competent authority, and made publicly and simultaneously available to the company and other market participants.
Marfrig also stated that, considering the nature of the occurrence, the information available and the assessment of its specific effects on the company’s activities, operations and results, the facts mentioned in the news story do not currently constitute a material act or fact under CVM Resolution 44. The company also reported that there are no previous documents in the Empresas.NET system addressing the matter and that it will continue to monitor the situation, undertaking to promptly disclose any information that may be characterized as material.
