# Minister praises poultry sector and promises new SPS agreement - Poultry News

> The UK farming minister praised the poultry industry at the 59th Egg and Poultry Industry Conference on 2 November 2026 and said negotiations on a new sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the EU would continue ahead of a UK-EU summit on 20 November. He also noted South Africa lifting avian influenza restrictions on UK poultry and warned of rising avian flu risk as migratory birds return.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T03:07:04.809Z
- Category: policy · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76859-minister-praises-poultry-sector-and-promises-new-sps-agreement-poultry-news
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A possible UK-EU SPS deal could ease poultry and egg trade barriers, while renewed avian influenza risk in the UK could cut flock sizes and reduce demand for feed ingredients; neither is an immediate price driver.

## Sources

- poultrynews.co.uk: https://www.poultrynews.co.uk/business-politics/minister-praises-poultry-sector-and-promises-new-sps-agreement.html

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