Japan to resume imports of Ukrainian poultry and eggs after five-year ban
Japan will resume imports of Ukrainian poultry meat, eggs, and related products after a five-year suspension, according to Ukrainian sources. The decision was made on 16 October. Japan had halted certification of Ukrainian poultry products in 2021 following an avian influenza outbreak among wild birds.
Key points
- Japan will resume imports of Ukrainian poultry meat, eggs, and related products.
- The decision was made on 16 October.
- Japan suspended certification of Ukrainian poultry products in 2021 after an avian influenza outbreak among wild birds.
- The restrictions covered poultry meat, poultry products, and table eggs.
- Ukrainian producers had access to the Japanese market for chicken in 2020.
- Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Yurii Lutovinov thanked Japanese partners at a meeting with Eiji Tanaka, Deputy Director General of the Export and International Affairs Bureau at Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Why it matters
The reopening gives Ukrainian poultry and egg producers access to a major Asian market after a five-year absence and signals that Japan considers the earlier avian-flu-related restrictions resolved. Ukraine and Japan also said they are preparing new joint projects for the reconstruction and sustainable development of Ukraine's agricultural sector, and continue working on expanding access for Ukrainian products to the Japanese market.
What happened
Japan will resume imports of Ukrainian poultry meat, eggs, and related products after a five-year suspension. The decision was made on 16 October. The move follows a 2021 Japanese halt to certification of Ukrainian poultry products after an avian influenza outbreak among wild birds; the restrictions had covered poultry meat, poultry products, and table eggs. Ukrainian producers had access to the Japanese market for chicken in 2020 before the suspension.
Ukraine's ambassador to Japan, Yurii Lutovinov, personally thanked Japanese partners during a meeting with Eiji Tanaka, Deputy Director General of the Export and International Affairs Bureau at Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. According to the Ukrainian side, the two countries are preparing new joint projects for the reconstruction and sustainable development of Ukraine's agricultural sector and are continuing joint work on broadening access for Ukrainian products to the Japanese market and deepening bilateral economic cooperation.
Background
Ukrainian chicken producers had access to the Japanese market in 2020. In 2021, Japan suspended certification of Ukrainian poultry products after an avian influenza outbreak among wild birds; the restrictions applied to poultry meat, poultry products, and table eggs.