China resumes poultry imports, but keeps ban on Rio Grande do Sul

According to a senior government source, health authorities from China informed the Brazilian government on Wednesday (August 7) that they will authorize the export of poultry meat and other poultry products from across Brazil, with the exception of Rio Grande do Sul. This measure mirrors the actions taken by Mexico.

While exports from other regions of Brazil may resume immediately, the government is still awaiting official communication from China before relaying the information to the sector and market.

Exports within Rio Grande do Sul remain blocked. China imposed the ban on products from the state on August 2, despite the fact that the outbreak had been contained and reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (WHO) by that date.

The selection of this cutoff date surprised officials in Brasília. The Brazilian government plans to challenge the decision in bilateral negotiations with Beijing, arguing it lacks a “technical criterion.”

The following chart explores Brazil’s poultry meat export volume(measured in TEUs) between January 2022 and June 2024. The information was derived from DataLiner, a Datamar-original market intelligence experience.

Brazilian Poultry Exports | Jan 2022 – Jun 2024 | TEUs

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Testing Protocols

Products manufactured in Rio Grande do Sul between July 18, when the virus was confirmed, and August 2, the date marking the start of the ban, may still be exported to China but will undergo testing upon arrival.

The Ministry of Agriculture officially announced that exports to China and Argentina remain suspended nationwide. Products from Rio Grande do Sul are also blocked from being exported to eight other destinations: South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, the Eurasian Economic Union, and Uruguay.

Several other countries have implemented suspension measures limited to the affected zone or radius. These include Albania, Chile, Canada, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Cuba, Egypt, the Philippines, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Morocco, Mauritius, Myanmar, Montenegro, Namibia, Pakistan, French Polynesia, the United Kingdom, the Dominican Republic, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan, Tajikistan, East Timor, Ukraine, the European Union, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.

Rio Grande do Sul’s Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Márcio Madalena, stated that the state government aims to strengthen negotiations with importing countries to lift the export ban on products from Rio Grande do Sul.

During the International Animal Protein Fair (Siavs) in São Paulo this week, Governor Eduardo Leite emphasized that the state sees no reason to maintain the suspension across the entire state.

“We are willing to work to convince countries that there is no need to maintain the embargo in the entire state. We are organizing ourselves as Rio Grande do Sul and the sector to begin bargaining, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, with the objective of collaborating with the actions that are already being taken,” said Madalena.

Source: Globo Rural

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