Argentinian chicken returns to European tables as country ‘eliminates’ bird flu

Poultry supply chain continues to restore market Bird flu outbreaks began in February This has led to the recent The country was declared free of the disease On commercial poultry farms.

It should be remembered that although Senasa notifies new Cases of virus found in sea lionsthis situation does not affect the export status of the poultry industry chain.

In this context, the great novelties announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the past few hours are: EU reopens Argentine chicken and egg markets

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Avian Influenza and Exports to Europe

“With the joint efforts of the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Service for Sanitation and Quality of Agri-Food (Senasa), Argentina has managed to get the European Union to reopen the poultry market,” Palace of San Martin reported.

At the beginning of this year, although the first case Avian Influenza It happened to a migratory bird found dead in Jujuy province, Over time, the disease quickly found its way into commercial establishments.

For this reason, Argentina was forced to suspend exports. Then, over time, as cases are brought under control in different regions, Foreign sales start to recover.

“From the moment of its discovery, Argentina has taken a series of measures to restore HPAI-free status, making it possible to control the disease and its spread. These measures include suppression policies, cleaning and disinfection operations on premises Affected countries and surveillance programs to prove the absence of infection,” the authority said.

free country

In this framework, the situation changed on August 7 last year. “After the Argentine embassy in the European Union and the Office of the Commissioner for Agriculture obtained the declaration of the free country and informed the European Commission, EU decisions come in short order

published today by Regulation (EU) 2023/1664″

“This makes poultry meat and poultry products from Argentina re-enter the European market”they pointed out.

This decision will allow Argentine producers to restore a market with exports worth 7.8 million euros in 2022, which means a 100% increase compared to 2021.