Russia banned the import of pigs from Ukraine

Russia banned the import of live pigs from Ukraine, as well as certain types of food by-products and fats of farm animals.

This is reported on the website of the Russian Government.

The document was amended by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.

Government Resolution No. 778 of 7 August 2017 specifies the agricultural produce, raw materials and food products subject to an import ban to Russia through 31 December 2018, originating from the United States, countries of the European Union, Canada, Australia, Norway, Ukraine, Albania, Montenegro, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

The signed resolution extends the list with the following items:

• live pigs (with the exception of purebred breeding animals);
• fresh, chilled or frozen edible byproducts of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, donkeys, mules and hinnies (with the exception of goods used in pharmaceutical production;
• fresh, chilled or frozen, salted, marinated, dried or smoked pork fat separated from lean meat, and poultry fat, neither rendered nor extracted by another method;
• pork fat (including lard) and poultry fat;
• cattle, sheep and goat fat;
• lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo oil or animal oil, emulsified, mixed or prepared by any other method.

Earlier it was reported that Ukraine in January-September 2017 exported 4.36k tons of pork for the amount of US$ 9.22 million.