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Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban on Rio Grande do Sul Poultry as Chile Agrees to Resume Imports

Reopenings cover fertile eggs, one-day chicks, processed chicken from recent production with other buyers maintaining embargoes

A truck loaded with chickens passes in front of a unit of BRF S.A., a food producing industry, in the city of Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, March 27, 2025. REUTERS/Diego Vara/File Photo
Chickens sit at a poultry farm in Westfalia, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Diego Vara/File Photo
A logo is seen in front of a unit of BRF S.A., a food producing industry, in the city of Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, March 27, 2025. REUTERS/Diego Vara/File Photo

Overview

  • Saudi Arabia’s agriculture ministry lifted its ban on poultry from Rio Grande do Sul following Brazil’s May bird flu outbreak.
  • Chilean authorities will accept Brazilian fertile eggs, one-day chicks, fresh chicken and processed products produced after August 9.
  • Executives at BRF welcomed the clearances even though prior bans reduced the company’s quarterly poultry exports by about 5%.
  • Major markets such as China have yet to resume Brazilian poultry purchases, keeping export recovery dependent on further international approvals.
  • The phased restart follows a WOAH-notified 28-day virus-free period and bilateral regional sanitary protocols to limit shipments to unaffected areas.