Argentina: Trade in poultry products was restored to the United Arab Emirates and South Africa

After about seven months since the first case of avian influenza in Argentina, the United Arab Emirates and South Africa agreed with Senasa to resume their imports of chickens and eggs. It happened after Argentina restored its health status as a country free of the disease on August 8. The Secretary of Agriculture reported that after five months of negotiations, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) of South Africa announced the opening of trade in fresh meat and poultry products. Meanwhile, on September 12, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates announced the lifting of restrictions on the export of fresh eggs and chicken meat. With the recognition of the restitution of Argentine health status as a country free of HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza), since last August 8, the Secretary of Agriculture, Juan José Bahillo, did not miss the opportunity to, in the logic of the electoral campaign, declare that ...