LatinNews Daily - 29 July 2026

*Argentina has regained access to the European Union (EU) market for fresh poultry meat, after a European Commission ruling. The ruling concluded the country had provided “appropriate guarantees” that an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) “no longer represents a threat to animal or public health in the Union”. The Commission had suspended imports of fresh Argentine poultry meat in February, after an HPAI outbreak in Buenos Aires province was confirmed on 23 February, followed by three further outbreaks. Between April and May, Argentina submitted data showing it had implemented a “stamping out policy” to control the spread of the disease, disinfected affected sites, and run surveillance confirming no further infection. The new regulation lifts the suspension from 17 August and eases the required treatment for poultry meat products entering the bloc from the stricter category ‘D’ to a lighter treatment ‘A’. Argentina's national food safety and quality service (Senasa) said the reopening reflected “recognition of the Argentine sanitary system, which managed to control and eradicate the outbreaks” to restore the country's disease-free status. It called the EU a strategic market given its high sanitary standards, noting the reopening was especially relevant given the new trade deal between the EU and the Mercosur regional trade bloc, which contains a preferential poultry quota. The Netherlands, Spain, and Germany are the top EU destinations for Argentine poultry, with 2025 poultry exports to the bloc topping US$14m, up 32% on 2024.

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