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Friday, January 15, 2010

Russia & U.S. poultry....[ 546 ]

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Russian producers say ready for ban on U.S. poultry

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Russian producers say ready for ban on U.S. poultry
RIA NOVOSTI , 16:03, 15/01/2010

Russian producers are ready for the potential ban on U.S. poultry imports, a spokeswoman for one of Russia's largest meat manufacturers said on Friday.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned the United States on Thursday that Russia could find other poultry suppliers if U.S. companies fail to meet the country's sanitary requirements.

Tougher sanitary regulations regarding poultry processing that restrict the use of chlorine and moisture content came into force in Russia January 1. U.S. companies have traditionally used chlorine in poultry processing and will not be able to supply their products to Russia any longer.

"Russian [poultry] producers will increase output and they were ready for [the ban] on the back of earlier forecasts on lower import quotas," Irina Ostryakova from Cherkizovo Group said.

She said Petelinka, one of Russia's key poultry producers and a Cherkizovo subsidiary, had long used air chilling in poultry processing and refused to comment on substitutes for U.S. chlorine-treated chicken.

Ostryakova described the government motion as pro-Russian.

"We are just taking the path Europe has chosen to improve production," she said referring to the ban on chlorine-rinsed poultry that has been in place in Europe since 1997.

Galina Bobyleva, general director of the Russian Poultry Union, also welcomed Putin's proposal.

"This is certainly a cause for celebration, that quality requirements for imports are being raised," she said.

She dismissed speculation that the ban would cause a poultry deficit on the domestic market or any price hike.

"We currently have huge reserves of unsold products," Bobyleva said.

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Anonymous said...

θα είναι το τέλειο σελίδα blog για όποιον θέλει να μάθει για αυτό το θέμα. Ξέρετε πολύ του πρακτικά δύσκολο να ισχυριστεί κανείς μαζί σας (όχι ότι εγώ πραγματικά θα ήθελα ... Haha). Μπορείτε να ορίσετε απολύτως μια εντελώς νέα περιστροφή σε ένα θέμα thats που έχουν γραφτεί εδώ και χρόνια. Fantastic πράγματα, απλά εξαιρετικό!

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