Colombia Lifts US Poultry Ban After Urging From USDA, Agency Says
Colombia recently lifted an import ban on U.S. poultry after lobbying from American and Colombian poultry traders and the USDA, the agency announced last week. USDA said Colombia began denying import permits for all American poultry products June 1 due to concerns about highly pathogenic avian influenza, but the agency worked with companies to “communicate the impact of the ban” to the Colombian government, which caused the country to lift the restrictions June 8.
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Export Compliance Daily combines U.S. export control news, foreign border import regulation and policy developments into a single daily information service that reliably informs its trade professional readers about important current issues affecting their operations.
USDA said the restrictions affected about $1.1 million in U.S. poultry exports to Colombia June 3-8. Tyson Foods, PriceSmart and McDonald’s were among the main companies affected.