The European Union is expected to finalise its decision by November on resuming Brazilian poultry and honey imports, following a favourable audit by DG SANTE that cleared Brazil’s antimicrobial compliance controls. Backed by data-driven traceability tools and predictive supply-chain checks, Brasilia anticipates a formal vote to reinstate market access.
On September 3, 2026, the European Union temporarily halted animal product imports from Brazil, including poultry, beef, eggs, and honey, after citing concerns over antimicrobial usage and growth-promoter regulations under EU Regulation 2019/6. The restriction impacted up to $2 billion in prospective annual trade.
Following a comprehensive inspection mission by the European Commission, authorities published a report confirming that Brazil’s official controls in the poultry and apiculture sectors meet EU standards. To streamline compliance and monitor antibiotic withdrawal windows across thousands of farms, Brazilian agricultural agencies and exporters have increasingly integrated artificial intelligence and automated verification platforms. These systems cross-reference farm-level veterinary logs, feed inputs, and laboratory screening data in real time, eliminating paperwork constraints
The technical clearance was submitted for review to the EU’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF). While initial committee discussions began in October, full administrative sign-offs and member-state votes are slated to conclude by November, paving the way for shipments to restart. Meanwhile, negotiations for more complex animal lifecycles—such as beef—remain on a longer timeline.
