# Weekly protein report: Poultry trade faces regulatory challenges as EU-Mercosur agreement advances

> The EU-Mercosur agreement would expand preferential access for poultry, while regulatory challenges remain. Separately, US weekly pork export sales were 37,300 tons and beef sales were 11,000 tons; Mexican cattle quotations at two US border crossings fell $15–$20 from the prior week.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T09:08:28.629Z
- Category: trade · region EU and Mercosur · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83653-weekly-protein-report-poultry-trade-faces-regulatory-challenges-as-eu-mercosur
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded poultry access could increase competition in the EU market and pressure prices there. The reported US meat sales and lower Mexican cattle bids have more limited, mixed implications for feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-07-03 | [Weekly protein report: Dry dairy prices slip as demand stays uneven
						 \| The Dairy Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8575-weekly-protein-report-dry-dairy-prices-slip-as-demand-stays-uneven-the-dairy.md) | +1.0% | +5.6% |
| HOGS | 2022-12-02 | [Weekly global protein digest: HPAI, global dairy market update, Japan-US beef trade
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38174-weekly-global-protein-digest-hpai-global-dairy-market-update-japan-us-beef.md) | -0.5% | +2.2% |
| HOGS | 2025-05-21 | [Geopolitical tensions upend pork trade flows \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24809-geopolitical-tensions-upend-pork-trade-flows-meat-poultry.md) | +0.6% | +12.4% |
| HOGS | 2018-08-05 | [China pork market faces uncertainties – Asian Agribiz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63552-china-pork-market-faces-uncertainties-asian-agribiz.md) | -7.5% | -19.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-30 | [Rewards outweigh export risks \| 2019-01-30  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61408-rewards-outweigh-export-risks-2019-01-30-meat-poultry.md) | -1.2% | -4.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-09-13 | [August cattle export figures reflect Indonesian feedlot challenges - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39531-august-cattle-export-figures-reflect-indonesian-feedlot-challenges-beef-central.md) | +0.2% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-10-12 | [No Imports or Exports Would Result in a Smaller U.S. Beef Cattle Industry - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39089-no-imports-or-exports-would-result-in-a-smaller-u-s-beef-cattle-industry.md) | +1.2% | +4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-30 | [USDA Announces the Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24158-usda-announces-the-phased-reopening-of-southern-ports-for-livestock-trade-usda.md) | -3.1% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/weekly-protein-report-us-beef-export-sales-fall-29-below-four-week-average

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