Uruguay Resumes Imports of Brazilian Poultry Products on November 6

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 6, Uruguay decided to resume imports of poultry products produced in other regions of Brazil, while Santa Catarina state remains excluded from the resumption. Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock issued a notice on November 7 confirming that, with Uruguay's recognition of Brazil's animal disease regionalization measures, all nationwide poultry product import restrictions against Brazil have been lifted, and the relevant trade restrictions have been narrowed to Santa Catarina state.

This adjustment stems from an outbreak of Newcastle disease in Santa Catarina state, Brazil. On October 18, 2026, Brazil confirmed the outbreak at a commercial turkey farm in Nova Itaberaba municipality in that state. Subsequently, Uruguay's Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries issued Resolution No. 244/026 on October 22, temporarily suspending imports of susceptible poultry and their products and by-products from Brazil. The restriction applies to relevant products produced after September 6, 2026, while maintaining exceptions for products that comply with World Organisation for Animal Health regulations, have undergone virus inactivation treatment, and are accompanied by international veterinary certificates.

Prior to Uruguay's adjustment, Mexico and Malaysia had already successively resumed imports of poultry products from other states in Brazil. With Uruguay's adjustment on November 6, Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that all trade partners' nationwide poultry product import restrictions against Brazil have been lifted, though regional restrictions targeting Santa Catarina state remain in place.

Currently, 11 countries or regions still impose import restrictions on poultry products from Santa Catarina state. Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture estimates that the affected poultry product export volume is approximately 15,000 tonnes per month, equivalent to about 3% of Brazil's average monthly poultry product export scale of approximately 500,000 tonnes. Brazil has shifted the focus of subsequent negotiations toward seeking further narrowing of restriction scope by other trade partners to cover only the areas where the outbreak actually occurred, rather than the entire state of Santa Catarina.

Brazil's lifting of nationwide trade restrictions this time took 19 days from the confirmation of the outbreak on October 18 to Uruguay's resumption of imports on November 6. By comparison, after the Newcastle disease outbreak in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, in 2024, it took Brazil 74 days to lift all nationwide trade restrictions. This time, Brazil gradually resumed poultry product exports from other regions through outbreak investigation, regional risk assessment, and technical negotiations with trade partners.