Hong Kong suspends poultry imports from parts of South Korea and US
Hong Kong suspended poultry and poultry product imports from areas in South Korea and the United States, citing avian influenza outbreaks. The suspension covers six US counties across five states and one South Korean county.
Hong Kong has suspended imports of poultry and poultry products from parts of South Korea and the United States, the Centre for Food Safety announced on 9 November 2026. The suspension follows avian influenza outbreaks in the affected areas.
The affected regions are Yeoncheon County in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, and six counties across five US states: Dickey County in North Dakota, Roseau County in Minnesota, Cedar County in Nebraska, Greeley County in Kansas, Hanson County in South Dakota and Clinton County in Illinois.
According to government statistics cited by a centre spokesman, Hong Kong imported about 80 tonnes of chilled poultry meat and about 11.48 million poultry eggs from South Korea in the first nine months of this year. From the United States, the city imported about 33,270 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 92.33 million poultry eggs during the same period.
The spokesman said the centre had contacted the authorities in South Korea and the United States regarding the situation. It will continue to closely monitor reports from the World Organisation for Animal Health and relevant authorities about avian influenza outbreaks, and will take appropriate action in response to the disease situation, he added.