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Montevideo, July 1st 2025 - 07:40 UTC

Agriculture

  • Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

    Uruguay clinches rapeseed and soybean meal deal with China

    Fratti headed a Uruguayan mission to China, Hong Kong, and other Asian markets

    Uruguay and China signed a historic agreement enabling the South American country to export rapeseed and soybean meal. The phytosanitary protocol ensures safety, inspection, and traceability standards for these high-protein products, which are much in demand for animal feed in Asia.

  • Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:04 UTC

    Bolivia free of FMD without vaccination

    The new status poses new challenges for Bolivian beef

    Bolivia has been certified by the World Organization for Animal Health as free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) without vaccination, a status shared only with Brazil in South America. This milestone, achieved through over 20 years of public-private efforts and a US$ 350 million investment, benefits around 200,000 livestock producers. Bolivia is to be officially granted such recognition during a ceremony on Thursday.

  • Wednesday, May 28th 2025 - 10:51 UTC

    Bird flu outbreak in Río Grande do Sul contained, says Brazilian minister

    “If this outbreak in Montenegro had escaped to other regions of the country, we would have had other cases of mortality,” Fávaro argued

    Brazil's Agriculture Minister, Carlos Fávaro, announced Tuesday during a public hearing at the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Agrarian Reform that the bird flu outbreak in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, has been successfully contained. The country's health system quickly implemented measures, including inspections of 540 nearby rural establishments and setting up sanitary barriers.

  • Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 13:58 UTC

    Bluetongue virus restricted zone to be extended to all of England on 1 July 2025

    The bluetongue virus (BTV) restricted zone is being extended to cover the whole of England, ending movement restrictions for animals. (Image: © Rokfeler / Adobe Stock)

    The Bluetongue Virus restricted zone will be extended from 1 July 2025 to cover the whole of England, ending movement restrictions for animals and allowing farmers to move cattle, sheep, all ruminants, camelids, throughout England without movement tests.

  • Saturday, May 24th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Three more countries halt chicken imports from all of Brazil

    Other countries keep buying from States other than Rio Grande do Sul, while Japan and the UAE have only stopped purchases from the municipality of Montenegro

    Albania, Namibia, and India joined the list of countries imposing a total ban on chicken imports from all of Brazil, while Angola has opted for a more limited restriction, banning purchases solely from the State of Rio Grande do Sul, where an outbreak of avian flu was detected and contained.

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 08:05 UTC

    Brazil’s command of soy markets tested by record crops and Argentina  

    Conab believes a record soybean harvest and strong Chinese demand are expected to drive growth of the country’s soybean and by-product exports in the 2024/25 season

    Despite a record grains and oil seeds harvest, Brazil’s soybean trading has slowed significantly, because of the mismatch between buyers’ prices and suppliers’ expectations, points out Globo Rural, an agribusiness site.

  • Tuesday, May 20th 2025 - 10:38 UTC

    Other countries stop buying chicken meat from Brazil

    “It is temporary, until the reality of the problem in Brazil is known,” explained Virginia Russi from the Uruguayan Agriculture and Livestock Ministry

    Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay have joined China, the European Union, and Argentina in temporarily suspending chicken imports from Brazil due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) detected on a commercial farm in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s third-largest chicken-producing state.

  • Saturday, May 17th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Brazil halts chicken exports due to bird flu outbreak

    Brazil hopes to resume shipments to China in less than 60 days, Fávaro explained

    Following the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil suspended chicken meat exports to China, the European Union, and Argentina, adhering to sanitary protocols. China, Brazil’s largest chicken buyer (importing over 561,000 tons in 2024), imposed a 60-day import ban, while the EU and Argentina also halted imports until Brazil is declared virus-free.

  • Saturday, May 17th 2025 - 10:04 UTC

    Brazil: Avian influenza case confirmed in Porto Alegre

    Brazil has been monitoring avian flu since the 2000s

    Brazil's Agriculture and Livestock Ministry confirmed Friday the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a commercial poultry farm in Montenegro, in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul.

  • Saturday, May 17th 2025 - 04:59 UTC

    Paraguay on alert over avian flu outbreak in neighboring Brazil

    The Senacsa adopted this measure while awaiting clearance to start beef exports to the Philippines

    Paraguay's National Service of Animal Quality and Health (Senacsa) issued Friday a sanitary alert, urging officials, producers, and citizens to report sick or dead birds and avoid handling them to prevent disease spread. The measure was adopted after Brazil confirmed its first outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a commercial poultry farm in Rio Grande do Sul.