Embargo over: Brazilian poultry back on China’s menu

influenza case at a commercial poultry farm in Montenegro in Rio Grande do Sul. Even after Brazil declared itself free of the disease in early June, Chinese restrictions remained in place. According to the official statement released by China’s General Administration of Customs (CGAC), the lifting of the prohibition takes immediate effect and was decided “on the basis of the risk analysis” conducted by Chinese sanitary authorities. In September, a Chinese technical mission visited Brazil to audit the federal inspection system and verify the sanitary measures adopted. In 2024, China imported 353,400 tonnes of Brazilian chicken, generating revenue of US$786.9 million. From January to May, before confirmation of the avian influenza outbreak, exports to China had already reached 228,000 tonnes, with revenues of US$547 million. Despite the embargo, Brazilian chicken meat exports for the year from January to October reached 4.378 million tonnes, just 0.1% below the total recorded in the ...