ASF Jumps from Southern to Northern Russia
RUSSIA - The deadly pig disease African Swine Fever (ASF) has jumped 2,000 kilometres from southern Russia to St Petersburg in north-western Russia.

Pork Commentary: Russian Road Trip - Week 2
RUSSIA - This week's pork commentary by Jim Long again focuses on the Russian hog market.

Russia Lifts A/H1N1-Related Pork Ban
RUSSIA - Russia is lifting all its AH1N1-related import restrictions on pork products as the disease is already spreading in Russia anyway.

Pork Commentary: Russian Road Trip
RUSSIA - Jim Long, President and CEO of Genesus Inc., writes, "This past week we have been in Russia attending the large agriculture exhibition Golden Autumn in Moscow."

Russia May Increase Beef Quotas But Cut Pork, Poultry
RUSSIA - Russia is expected to raise quotas for beef imports while cutting allocations for pork and poultry next year.

Pork Commentary: Russia Again
RUSSIA - This week, Jim Long says that there will be no comment on North American markets "as we have a lesser clue than normal on what is happening."

Producers to Found National Union of Hog Breeders
RUSSIA - The country's largest domestic hog breeders have united to found a new special association, the National Union of Hog Breeders, which would help Russia become a world leader in pork production....

Imported Pigs Crowd Out Local Pork
RUSSIA - The country's pork producers are facing a growing challenge from importers of live pigs who are using a loophole in customs regulations to avoid quotas and higher tariffs.

Russia Bans Imports from Chile and Argentina
RUSSIA - The authorities have banned imports of pork from Chile and Argentina.

PM Putin Drops by Store and Raps Pork Prices
RUSSIA - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to a Perekryostok supermarket on Wednesday evening and won a promise from the chain's managing director to cut prices on pork.

Meat and Milk Imports Fall in Russia
RUSSIA - President Medvedev has announced that meat imports will account for one-quarter of all meat consumption this year, down from one-third in 2008.

US in Russia to Discuss Accession to WTO
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk arrived this afternoon in St. Petersburg for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

Pork Commentary: Road Trip in Russia - 2nd Week
RUSSIA - For the second week, Jim Long (CEO of Genesus Inc.) presents his Pork Commentary while on his road trip in Russia.

Pork Commentary: On The Road in Russia
RUSSIA - This week, Jim Long (CEO of Genesus Inc.) presents his Pork Commentary from Russia.

Russia's Pork Imports to be Zero in 2009?
RUSSIA - This year, pork imports may fall to zero, according to the chairman of the Russian Meat Union Board.

Russia to Increase Meat Output
RUSSIA - It is estimated that meat output will increase 550,000 tons by the end of 2009.

Russia Lifts Pork Ban on Five US States
RUSSIA - Russia's food safety regulator Rosselkhoznadzor has lifted a ban on pork imports from five US states imposed earlier due to the spread of the A/H1N1 flu virus.

Russians Eating, Producing More Meat
RUSSIA - Per-capita meat consumption was up seven per cent in 2008 compared to the previous year, and total meat production was more than 11 per cent higher.

Russia Imposes Wide Meat Import Ban on Flu Risk
RUSSIA - Federal Agency for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision, Rosselkhoznadzor, has banned pork imports from a number of Latin American countries, and all meat imports from the Mexico and three...

Ban Lifted on Five Out of Eight US Pork Plants
RUSSIA - Russia has lifted a ban from five US pork processing plants and cold storages and suspended imports from three others, the country's animal and plant health watchdog said Friday.

Meat and Poultry TRQ Mechanism Announced for 2009
RUSSIA - On 10 March 2009, the Russian government issued Resolution #211, establishing the mechanism for calculating 2009 meat and poultry import quota allocations, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural...

Duties on Pork and Poultry Increased
RUSSIA - The Russian Government issued a resolution at the end of last year covers changes to quotas and duties on imported beef, pork and poultry meat. This is a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service GAIN...

Cherkizovo Pre-Close Trading Update
RUSSIA – Cherkizovo OJSC, one of Russia's leading integrated and diversified meat producers, has shown volumes in its pork and poultry divisions up in a pre-close trading update in advance of its annual...

Minister Predicts Self-Sufficiency in Three Years
RUSSIA - The First Deputy Prime Minister has announced that the country will be self-sufficient for poultry within 2 to 3 years, and in pork within 3 to 4 years.

Investment in New Facilities has Boosted Output
RUSSIA - Annual per-capita meat consumption grew by 12.5 per cent in 2008 to 63 kg. Much of the increase came from increased domestic production following state investment in new pig and broiler farms....