Russia Suspends Feed Additive Shipment from China
RUSSIA - The Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast in sea border checkpoint "Baltiysky" suspended import of feed additive (60 per cent choline chloride) in the amount...

Sampling Detects More ASF in Ulyanovsk Region
RUSSIA - In its operation to combat African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Ulyanovsk region, the veterinary office conducted sampling of pigs and wild boars across the region.

A New Outbreak of ASF in the Kuban
RUSSIA - Samples from pigs that died on a farm in the Krupskaya Krasnoarmeiskii district of the Krasnodar region, have been identified as African Swine Fever (ASF).

Boar Corpse Identified as ASF in Tver Region
RUSSIA - Tver Interregional Veterinary Laboratory has investigated samples of pathological material taken from a wild boar, found on the territory belonging to Torzhokskiy society of hunters and fishermen,...

Failures in ASF Action Plan in Moscow Region
RUSSIA - In 2011, the Moscow Region Prosecutor's Office with specialists from the Rosselkhoznadzor veterinary service visited 15 pig farms and two military farms in the region to verify compliance of veterinary...

Russia Bans Import of German Pork Consignment
RUSSIA - Specialists of the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration detected law violations at temporary storage warehouse "Sirius" during border veterinary control.

Russia Struggles to Get to Grips with ASF
ANALYSIS - The Russian food safety and veterinary authority, Rosselkhoznador, has stepped up it measures to counter the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Kursk and Oryol regions, writes ThePigSite...

Russia's Pig Farmers Brace for Changes in Trade
RUSSIA - Russia's longest transition period to lower its import duties in compliance with WTO commitments will be for pork but pig farmers do not feel protected.

Govt Can Continue Ag Support after WTO Accession
RUSSIA - Under the terms agreed, Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is not expected to impact the agricultural sector adversely.

Russia to Ban German Pig Imports
RUSSIA - Russia will temporarily ban imports of live pigs from Germany over antibiotic levels in the animals, the head of the country's agriculture watchdog said Wednesday, 9 November.

Authorities Block Import of Pigs and Pig Meat
RUSSIA - The Russian food safety and veterinary authority, Rosselkhoznador, has blocked a shipment of pig meat from Germany and also a shipment of pigs from Denmark.

Russia and Kazakhstan in Veterinary Talks
RUSSIA - Talks have been taking place between the Deputy Head of the Russian food safety and veterinary authority Rosselkhoznadzor, Yeugeny Nepoklonov, and Nigmat Zhakupbayev, Deputy Chair of the State...

Residue Inspections not Equivalent in Russia
RUSSIA - An initial assessment by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) of the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection (European Commission) experts has found that the state system used to...

New Outbreak of CSF in Russia
RUSSIA - The Russian food safety and veterinary authority Rosselkhoznador has reported a new outbreak of African swine fever in the Krasnodar Territory.

Cherkizovo Welcomes Subsidies
RUSSIA - Cherkizovo has welcomed government subsidies for producing pork, chicken and eggs as well as the recently revised import quotas for 2012.

Consignment of Imported Pig Offal Returned
RUSSIA - A consignment of 24 tonnes of pig hearts from Canada has been rejected and returned due to poor quality.

Russia Cuts Pig and Poultry Imports for 2012
RUSSIA - The Russian Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Economic Development has forecast that it will import 350,000 tonnes of poultry meat this year.

Inspections in Voronezh and Volgograd Oblasts
RUSSIA - The Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for the Voronezh and Volgograd Oblasts have carried out 66 inspections this year. The inspections were carried out at the plants where pigs are reared and slaughtered...

Russia Bans Brazilian Meat from Three States
RUSSIA - The Russian veterinary and food safety body, Rosselkhoznador is to impose temporary import bans on meat from Brazilian processing plants from three states.

Producers to Receive More Funding
RUSSIA - Poultry and pig producers are to benefit from a further nine billion rubles additional support from the government.

Cherkizovo's CEO Welcomes Recent Govt Support
RUSSIA - Cherkizovo Group has announced its 2010 full-year audited financial results, which includes strong organic growth in all sectors.

Russia & WTO: Meat Imports Still to be Resolved
RUSSIA - The issue of meat and poultry imports is among the last hurdles still to be overcome before Russia joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Russia Bans Import of Live Pigs from Germany
RUSSIA - Russia has banned the import of live pigs from Germany for fattening and slaughter, head of the Federal Agency for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) Sergei Dankvert told...

More Hungarian Plants Can Export to Russia
RUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities, Rosselkhoznadzor, have extended the list of plants in Hungary that are approved to export slaughter pigs to Russia.

Govt Announces Further Cuts in Meat Import Quotas
RUSSIA - Following an announcement just last week that the government will cut the poultry meat import quota by one-third for next year, it now says it will reduce it further – to 50 per cent of this...

ASF May Have Been Transmitted to New Area in Wheat
RUSSIA - Procedural violations are being blamed for the introduction of African swine fever (ASF) to two new regions. The infection may have been transmitted in feed wheat from previously affected Rostovskaya...

Poultry Import Quota Slashed; Beef, Pork Unchanged
RUSSIA - The quota for poultry imports in 2011 will drop by 33 per cent in order to boost local production, while quotas for imports of beef and pork will remain unchanged, announced the head of Russia's...

Russia's Grain Export Ban Extended to 2011
RUSSIA - Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, has extended his country's export ban on grain until at least the end of 2011, prompting further increases in wheat prices and fresh concerns about the...

Russia May Now Cut Brazilian Meat Imports
RUSSIA - The country's agricultural watchdog may cut future Brazilian meat imports.

New Procedure for Vet Drug Imports
RUSSIA - The federal veterinary service, Rosselkhoznadzor, has announced a new procedure for the import of veterinary drugs into the Russian Federation, which comes into effect on 2 August.