Russia slams embargo on Polish and Lithuanian pork
Russia has announced a ban on Polish and Lihtuanian pork products as from April 7,
informed its sanitary inspectors as cited by Interfax. Belarus, which belongs to a
Customs Union with Russia had earlier banned pork products from both countries.
The official reasons given for the bans are fears of African Swine Fever (ASF).A quarter of the European Union's pork exports go to Russia, roughly 700,000 tons a year worth
EUR 1.4 billion. Polish pork exports to Russia were worth EUR 43.5 million in 2012
and EUR 90. 9 million in the first 11 months of 2013.
