USDA says joint efforts helped lift ban on U.S. poultry exports to Colombia

Colombia recently resumed imports of U.S. poultry products following joint efforts by the USDA and U.S. Trade Representative.

On June 1, Colombia’s Ministry of Agriculture instructed all ports to deny import permits of these products on concerns of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The temporary ban cost the U.S. nearly $1.1 million in export value between June 3 and June 8.

Colombia is the 10th largest export market for U.S. poultry products.

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