Mexico suspended imports of Brazilian poultry products on Oct. 19 after a Newcastle disease case was confirmed at a Santa Catarina turkey farm, imposing a new trade restriction while Brazil contains the outbreak.
The Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural said the suspension covers chicken meat, offal, fertile eggs and chicks up to three days old. The Mexican ministry said it was acting to protect domestic poultry production.
Brazil’s Ministério da Agricultura e Pecuária (Mapa) confirmed the outbreak at a turkey farm in Nova Itaberaba on Oct. 18. Officials barred birds from leaving the property. Mapa said about 6,000 turkeys remained there and none had been sent for meat production.
Mapa plans to cull the flock, then clean and disinfect the farm. It said poultry products that pass official inspection remain safe to eat.
Mexico imposed a similar restriction on Brazilian poultry in May 2025 after an avian flu outbreak. Mapa plans to monitor about 133 properties near the affected farm and update trading partners as its investigation and control measures continue.
