The European Commission announced on Monday that Brazil, the world’s largest poultry exporter and the main supplier of poultry products to the EU, is banned from operating in the Union due to the spread of bird flu. This was reported by the Reuters news agency.
Brussels’ decision came after Brazil confirmed on Friday the discovery of a bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm, leading to a trade ban with the country from China, Brazil’s biggest poultry meat buyer, as well as restrictions from other major consumers such as Japan.
“EU import conditions require that the exporting country (Brazil) is free of highly pathogenic avian influenza,” a European Commission spokesman said.
“Brazilian authorities can no longer sign animal health certificates for exports to the EU and such certificates can no longer be issued. No poultry products can be exported to the EU from any part of Brazilian territory,” the European official added.
Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro confirmed that under existing protocols, a number of countries including China, the European Union and South Korea have banned poultry shipments from Brazil for 60 days.
The EU is a relatively small market for Brazil, whose main consumers of poultry from China, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Saudi Arabia and South Africa. The country exported more than 5 million tons of poultry meat in 2024. According to ABPA, a professional organization representing Brazilian exporters of poultry, pork and eggs, only about 4.4% of this volume was sent to the EU.
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