US poultry industry officials have revealed relief that a six-month trade dispute between the US and the Russian Federation has been resolved.
“We’re pleased that negotiators for the US government and the Russian Federation have reached a satisfactory agreement on the poultry trade between the two countries,” said George Watts, president of the National Chicken Council. “US chicken companies will move immediately to implement the agreement and rebuild the trade, which has been subject to cutoffs and regulatory uncertainty for the past six months.
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“We look forward to supplying US chicken to the Russian market, where it has been a very popular product for ten years.”
James Sumner, president of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, added: “This agreement is the result of a Herculean effort by many, especially the dedicated people at USDA and at the US Trade Representative’s office. Their diligence is to be commended.
“Our industry is anxious to resume trade with Russia, which has been our top export market for poultry for the better part of a decade.”
Russia announced on 1 March this year that it would embargo poultry from the US as of 10 March. The embargo lasted until 15 April, when the market was reopened, but all outstanding permits were cancelled. Trade since then has been hampered by lack of permits. As a result, Russia’s imports of chicken parts for the period from January to June of 2002 dropped by 29% compared with the same period in the previous year.
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