# EU halts horse imports from Cape Town and poultry from Canada, UK and US

> The European Commission adopted a regulation suspending imports of registered horses from South Africa’s ZA-1 zone following an African horse sickness outbreak. It also closed eight zones in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States to poultry, poultry germinal products and fresh poultry meat, while reopening one previously closed Canadian zone.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T12:15:23.208Z
- Category: disease · region European Union · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93458-eu-halts-horse-imports-from-cape-town-and-poultry-from-canada-uk-and-us
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The regional import restrictions could reduce poultry-product availability in the EU, potentially lending support to prices, though the impact depends on the affected zones’ export volumes and alternative suppliers.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- lovguiden.dk: https://www.lovguiden.dk/en/det-offentlige/eur-lex-eu-tidende/2026-11-10-eu-halts-horse-imports-from-cape-town-and-poultry-from-canada-uk-and-us

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