# Mexico raises chicken import quota after more avian flu outbreaks | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> Mexico raised its tariff-free chicken meat import quota by 55,000 tons after H7N3 avian influenza outbreaks, with about 15 outbreaks since March affecting roughly 279,000 birds. Avian flu outbreaks were also reported in China and South Africa.

- Date: 2019-06-10 · published 2019-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58750-mexico-raises-chicken-import-quota-after-more-avian-flu-outbreaks-wattagnet
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lost poultry production and expanded imports tighten Mexican supply, supporting chicken prices and modestly increasing demand for feed ingredients to rebuild flocks.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/diseases-health/article/15528663/mexico-raises-chicken-import-quota-after-more-avian-flu-outbreaks-wattagnet

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