Brazilian chicken meat exports to the EU are suspended, says Fávaro

Published May 16, 2025

Tridge summary

Brazilian chicken meat exports have been suspended to the European Union and China due to an outbreak of avian flu in a commercial flock in Brazil. The suspension is in line with the chicken export protocol agreed between Brazil and the European Union, and includes a self-embargo. The suspension affects about 7% of Brazil's chicken exports. The country is negotiating with the European Union for the regionalization of the protocol, which would allow exports to continue from areas not affected by the outbreak. The government is also taking measures to contain and eradicate the outbreak, including isolating the affected farm, eliminating the birds in the flock, monitoring the region, and intensifying inspection and biosecurity measures.
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Brazilian chicken meat exports have been suspended to the European Union, in addition to China, confirmed the Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, to Grupo Estado's real-time news system. The automatic suspension and the form of self-embargo are provided for in the chicken export protocol agreed between Brazil and the European bloc. The suspension occurs after the confirmation of the first outbreak of avian flu in a commercial flock in Brazil, confirmed earlier by the Ministry of Agriculture. The bloc is among the ten main destinations for Brazilian chicken. Chicken exports to the European Union account for approximately 7% of all volume exported by Brazil. In 2024, Brazil exported 229,984 thousand tons of chicken meat to the 27 countries of the European Union, with shipments totaling US$ 655,320 million. According to the minister, Brazil is negotiating the regionalization of the protocol with the European bloc, requesting that exports be restricted to the region of the ...
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