22 May 2025, Johannesburg
On 15 May, Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) officially confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial poultry farm in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul.
This marks the first recorded outbreak of HPAI within Brazil’s commercial poultry sector.
Regionalisation, otherwise known as zoning, would have allowed for imports from other parts of Brazil, except the regions affected by the outbreak.
However, due to the absence of a zoning agreement between Brazil and South Africa, the Department of Agriculture has imposed a blanket ban on imports of all poultry products from Brazil.
ChickenFacts reports on the facts and figures that would impact importers, producers and consumers.
