Russian Pork Imports Up
RUSSIA - Imports of pig meat to Russia rose by more than 11 percent over the last year, despite the rise in domestic production.

Russia tightens food import regulations
MOSCOW - Russian veterinary services have recently imposed a number of bans on imported meat, poultry and fish, causing all kinds of accusations - from protectionism to the use of trade for political ends.

Russia sends Commission documents on Polish meat
RUSSIA - The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control Service (Rosselkhoznadzor) has sent its conclusions on an earlier European Commission report regarding meat supplies from Poland to the Delegation of the European Commission to Russia,...

Russia Limits Meat Imports From 7 States Over Salmonella Scare
MOSCOW - Russia has imposed restrictions on meat imports from some enterprises in seven countries over salmonellosis concerns, the agricultural watchdog said Monday.

Russia could start importing only boiled meat from Brazil in mid-April
MOSCOW - Russia could stop importing raw pork and beef from Brazil in mid-April and start importing only boiled meat, Sergei Dankvert, head of the Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control Service (Rosselkhoznadzor), told Interfax.

Swine Plague Registered In Russia Volgograd Region
VOLGOGRAD - An emergency situation has been announced in the settlement of Gorodishche in Russia’s Volgograd region, where 41 swine have died of plague, a senior official from the regional department of the Ministry for Emergency Situations told Tass...

Russia Continues Meat Plant Inspections In Brazil
RUSSIA - Russian veterinary inspectors will complete their inspections of Brazilian meat plants in mid-April, but at the moment it does not appear that any new plants will be granted permission to export their products to Russia, according to the Interfax...

Russia seeks compromise, not ban on EU meat
MOSCOW - Russia will not ban meat imports from European Union countries on April 1 and is seeking a compromise with Brussels on food safety issues, a spokesman for the country's animal and plant health watchdog said on Thursday.

Russia Meat Prices Slump Due To Oversupply
RUSSIA - Russia's Agriculture Minister, Alexei Gordeyev, has asked President Putin to instruct the government to urgently address problems related to large-scale meat imports into Russia, according to the Interfax news agency.

Vet Manager / Coordinator REQUIRED - Russia
RUSSIA - Genetika PIC are looking to recruit a veterinary manager / coordinator to work closely with the company's General Director and European Veterinary coordinator.

Tougher Rules Placed on EU Meat Imports
RUSSIA - Russia, after recalling its animal health inspectors from the European Union, threatened on Friday to suspend meat imports from some EU countries unless Brussels provides additional quality control guarantees.

Russia lifts ban on pork imports from U.S.
MOSCOW - Russia has lifted a ban on pork imports from the United States and cattle from some parts of the Czech Republic, the Russian veterinary service said Thursday.

Russian food watchdog allows U.S. pork imports as of Feb. 1
MOSCOW - Russia's agricultural regulator said Tuesday the ban it had imposed on pork imports from the United States over veterinary concerns would be lifted as of February 1.

Farmers Plow Ahead, With or Without the Promised Assistance of the Russian State
RUSSIA - A devastating fire, skyrocketing gasoline prices and the daily hardships of rural life would probably persuade any hardy farmer to hang up his sickle. Not Viktor Lomakin.

Russia to continue import EU meat in 2007
RUSSIA - Russia will continue to import EU meat and poultry next year.