Argentina Wins Back EU Market Access for Its Poultry
Argentina regains EU market access for poultry from August 17 after a February bird-flu ban, reopening a growing export ahead of a large Mercosur-EU tariff-free quota. The post Argentina Wins Back EU Market Access for Its Poultry appeared first on The Rio Times .
Argentina's poultry industry is set to regain access to the European Union (EU) market following a bird-flu outbreak which halted exports earlier in 2026. The ban, imposed in February 2026, followed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a commercial farm in Buenos Aires province. With the EU officially restoring Argentina's disease-free status, poultry farmers are now able to resume shipments from August 17, 2026.
This reopening follows a bureaucratic process in which Argentina had to prove the outbreak had been contained and the risk had passed. While the immediate reopening represents a significant step, the trade deal between Mercosur and the EU includes a tariff-free quota of 180,000 tonnes of poultry a year, which could substantially boost Argentina's exports as the allowance phases in over five years.
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