# Mexico suspends Brazilian chicken imports

> Mexico stops Brazilian chicken imports after Newcastle disease outbreak.
- Title: Mexico suspends Brazilian chicken imports · The Straits Times
- Summary: Mexico stops Brazilian chicken imports after Newcastle disease outbreak. Mexico suspended imports of Brazilian chicken, live birds and hatching eggs due to…
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- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/mexico-suspends-imports-of-brazilian-chicken-over-outbreak-of-newcastle-disease
- Published: 2026-10-20T03:10:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: mexico, brazil, newcastle disease, poultry, import ban, chicken, news, world
## Mexico suspends imports
Mexico suspended imports of Brazilian chicken, live birds and hatching eggs after detecting Newcastle disease outbreak at a commercial farm in south Brazil.
## Outbreak details
Brazilian authorities detected the outbreak on october 18 at a commercial farm in the south and shut it down, officials said.
## Second ban in 18 months
This is mexico's second poultry ban on brazil in 18 months, as brazil exports 30% of its poultry products.
## Key takeaway

Mexico suspended imports of Brazilian chicken, live birds and hatching eggs due to Newcastle disease outbreak at a Brazilian farm.