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Friday, December 11, 2009
Inspectors Widen Ban on US Pork ImportsRUSSIA - The Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Inspection Service widened its ban on US pork imports on Thursday to include four more plants and could close its market entirely to the United States...
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Continued Expansion in Russian Meat, Dairy OutputRUSSIA - A new report on the future of agribusiness suggests the country's target of self-sufficiency in poultry meat and pork by 2011 will not be reached, however.
Friday, October 23, 2009
ASF Jumps from Southern to Northern RussiaRUSSIA - The deadly pig disease African Swine Fever (ASF) has jumped 2,000 kilometres from southern Russia to St Petersburg in north-western Russia.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Pork Commentary: Russian Road Trip - Week 2RUSSIA - This week's pork commentary by Jim Long again focuses on the Russian hog market.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Russia Lifts A/H1N1-Related Pork BanRUSSIA - Russia is lifting all its AH1N1-related import restrictions on pork products as the disease is already spreading in Russia anyway.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Pork Commentary: Russian Road TripRUSSIA - 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."
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Russia May Increase Beef Quotas But Cut Pork, PoultryRUSSIA - Russia is expected to raise quotas for beef imports while cutting allocations for pork and poultry next year.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Pork Commentary: Russia AgainRUSSIA - 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."
Friday, July 03, 2009
Producers to Found National Union of Hog BreedersRUSSIA - 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....
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Imported Pigs Crowd Out Local PorkRUSSIA - 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 ArgentinaRUSSIA - The authorities have banned imports of pork from Chile and Argentina.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
PM Putin Drops by Store and Raps Pork PricesRUSSIA - 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.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Meat and Milk Imports Fall in RussiaRUSSIA - President Medvedev has announced that meat imports will account for one-quarter of all meat consumption this year, down from one-third in 2008.
Monday, June 08, 2009
US in Russia to Discuss Accession to WTOST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk arrived this afternoon in St. Petersburg for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Pork Commentary: Road Trip in Russia - 2nd WeekRUSSIA - For the second week, Jim Long (CEO of Genesus Inc.) presents his Pork Commentary while on his road trip in Russia.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Pork Commentary: On The Road in RussiaRUSSIA - This week, Jim Long (CEO of Genesus Inc.) presents his Pork Commentary from Russia.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
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.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Russia to Increase Meat OutputRUSSIA - It is estimated that meat output will increase 550,000 tons by the end of 2009.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Russia Lifts Pork Ban on Five US StatesRUSSIA - 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.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Russians Eating, Producing More MeatRUSSIA - 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.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Russia Imposes Wide Meat Import Ban on Flu RiskRUSSIA - 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...
Monday, April 20, 2009
Ban Lifted on Five Out of Eight US Pork PlantsRUSSIA - 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.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Meat and Poultry TRQ Mechanism Announced for 2009RUSSIA - 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...
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Duties on Pork and Poultry IncreasedRUSSIA - 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...
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Cherkizovo Pre-Close Trading UpdateRUSSIA – 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 YearsRUSSIA - 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.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Investment in New Facilities has Boosted OutputRUSSIA - 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....
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Pork, Beef, Poultry Imports Fall in DecemberRUSSIA - Meat imports look likely to fall for December due to high stocks and the general economic situation.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Russia Raises Pork and Poultry QuotasRUSSIA - The Russian Economic Development Ministry said Friday it raised the import quota for pork in 2009 to 531,900 metric tons from 493,500 metric tons in 2008, according to media reports.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Russia Suspends Imports from US PlantsRUSSIA - Russia has suspended imports of pork products from six US pork facilities, claiming the products did not meet Russian standards, according to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)....
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