In April 2023, after the suspension of exports due to the avian influenza epidemic, Argentina successfully reopened the British poultry meat and poultry products market through the efforts of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and the National Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs informed Senasa via a formal note: Recognize Argentina’s self-declaration as an avian influenza-free country Highly pathogenic, which is why it lifted restrictions on the import of poultry meat from our territory.
The UK decision was also based on information provided by national agencies: There is no risk to the entry of fresh meat and poultry products from Argentina.
In this way, Senasa’s joint work with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to bear fruit in the restoration of the export market for poultry products.
In 2023, until the market was shut down in April due to the HPAI outbreak, Senasa 272 tons of certified poultry products for export to the UK.
Between April and October 2023, the presence of the disease was recorded in Argentina. In October, Senasa informed the World Organization for Animal Health (DNSA) that Argentina had returned to the health status of an avian influenza-free country, in line with the organization’s recommendations. International organizations.
In the 162 days since the first outbreak of avian influenza in Argentina, 18 outbreaks have occurred in poultry farms, involving a total of approximately 2.2 million birds. Most cases are in the province of Buenos Aires, but there are also cases in Neuquen, Rio Negro, Entre Rios, Córdoba, Chubut and Santa Fe.