Brazil suspends exports of poultry meat and poultry products to 44 countries

Published 2024년 7월 22일

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The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has suspended poultry meat and product exports to 44 countries following an outbreak of Newcastle disease in Rio Grande do Sul due to a declared state of animal health emergency. The suspension, effective for at least 21 days, varies in restrictions based on the trade agreement with each country. Some countries have restrictions on products from Rio Grande do Sul, while others have restrictions on national production. The ministry reassures that products subjected to heat treatments can still be exported normally to certain countries. This situation arises as Brazil, a major animal protein exporter, had not seen an outbreak of Newcastle disease since 2006.

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The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock suspended this Friday, preventively, exports of poultry meat and poultry products to 44 countries, after confirming an outbreak of Newcastle disease in the south of the country. The measure came after the Brazilian Government declared this Friday "a state of animal health emergency" in Rio Grande do Sul, a region bordering Uruguay and Argentina, due to an outbreak of the disease in "commercial poultry." The ministry indicated in a statement that the suspension of exports of meat and poultry products seeks to guarantee "the transparency of the Brazilian official service" vis-à-vis importing countries. The suspensions must last at least 21 days and the restrictions vary in products and areas depending on the trade agreement with each of the countries. Some of the countries consider chicken meat and poultry products produced throughout the national territory; others, only those that come from Rio Grande do Sul and a third group to ...

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