Overview

• Chile’s Servicio Agrícola Ganadero issued Resolution 5952/2025 on July 30, revoking its recognition of Argentina’s Patagonia as a foot-and-mouth disease-free zone without vaccination and halting imports of related animals and meat products.
• Argentina’s Senasa had formalized Resolution 460/2025 in June to allow bone-in meat from vaccinated zones into Patagonia, a change that Chile’s SAG said altered the conditions underpinning its previous certification.
• The import ban jeopardizes roughly US$ 30 million in Patagonian ovine exports to Chile and disrupts shipments of bovine genetic stock as producers seek alternative markets.
• Chilean authorities describe the measure as a precautionary pause and will review documentation and conduct on-site inspections before deciding whether to reinstate the region’s disease-free status.
• China’s Ministry of Commerce has extended its safeguard investigation deadline on Argentine meat imports to November 26, giving exporters short-term clarity on potential trade measures.