U.S., Russia Reach Agreement to Resume Poultry Exports to Russia
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has announced that the U.S. and Russia have reached an agreement to permit the resumption of U.S. poultry exports to Russia.
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Once the Agreement is signed, U.S. producers will be able to resume shipments of poultry to Russia. Under the agreement, the U.S. will publish information on U.S. Department of Agriculture’s website about which disinfectants/pathogen reductions treatments are known to be approved by Russia for use on processing poultry and on food generally.
The U.S. will provide information to Russia on the solutions that companies use on poultry shipped to Russia. In addition, the U.S. will give Russia an updated list of poultry processing facilities authorized to ship poultry to Russia.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 06/22/10 news, 10062217, for BP summary of Senators calling on the President to address Russian trade barriers on U.S. poultry.)