Brazil urges China, EU to withdraw poultry import bans

farm in the Rio Grande do Sul region, Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro outlined, speaking during the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro. China took a strict stance on poultry imports from Brazil, unlike other key importers, including Japan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which prohibited imports only from the affected state. Before the ban, Brazil accounted for nearly half of China’s chicken meat imports, estimated at 495,000 tonnes in 2024. Favaro did not provide further details, stating only that President Lula da Silva is leading negotiations on behalf of Brazil. In a separate statement on 11 July, the Brazilian Agricultural Ministry announced that Favaro recently held talks with EU officials to discuss the next steps for the withdrawal of restrictions imposed by the European Union on Brazilian chicken meat exports. “It’s not about celebrating the crisis, but about recognising the opportunity we had to demonstrate the robustness of our health system,” Favaro ...