Russia bans Hungarian poultry imports
RUSSIA - Russia banned the import of poultry and related products from Hungary on Friday, in an effort to prevent the spread of avian flu, the agricultural ministry announced yesterday. The measures are seen as a huge blow for the industry, which...

Pas Reform expands into Russia
RUSSIA - Dutch Hatchery Technology Company Pas Reform has further underlined its commitment to global expansion and close market co-operation, with the opening of a new subsidiary, Pas Reform Russia, to serve growing markets in Russia and Belarus.

Bird flu anti-bodies found in migratory ducks in Tomsk region
RUSSIA - Anti-bodies of the H5N1 bird flu virus have been found in 16 migratory ducks killed in the Tomsk region. The regional veterinary laboratory has examined 4,681 birds, including 2,080 from poultry farms and 1,799 from private holdings,...

Mass bird death reported from two Novosibirsk reg villages
RUSSIA - A quarantine has been imposed in two villages in the Novosibirsk region because of mass bird death there. Specialists have already established that the death of more than 50 chickens in the village of Reshety was caused by the bird flu,...

Russia Working For Civilized Poultry Imports
RUSSIA - Recent developments in the Russian agrarian sector lead to the conclusion that foreign poultry producers and exporters should get ready for difficult times. First, Russian poultry imports will go down in general. This decision is a result...

Russia issues new certificates for poultry imports
RUSSIA - New certificates for poultry imports to Russia would be issued free of charge, as previously, the chief of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control, Sergei Dankvert, told Itar-Tass on Friday (Apr 28).

Russia bans all imports of poultry
MOSCOW - Russia has banned all imports of poultry and poultry products in connection with violations of veterinary regulations, the Agriculture Ministry said Thursday. The ministry said it had withdrawn all permission for imports this year as...

Imported meat costs rise in Russia
RUSSIA - The Russia Federal Customs Service plans to increase the cost of imported meat. The new prices affect the minimal cost of meat imports and were expected to come into effect this week. The new pricing policy has led to fears in the Russian...

Russian Chicken Farmers Protest WTO Entry
RUSSIA - On Wednesday, April 19, a rally against Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization took place in front of Economy Ministry’s headquarters in downtown Moscow. The rally gathered representatives of various poultry farms. “The purpose...

Russia To Invest $9 Bln In Agriculture In WTO Accession Bid
RUSSIA - Russia will spend $9 billion of its budget on developing agriculture as part of its bid to join the WTO, a deputy economic development and trade minister said Monday. But Maxim Medvedkov, Russia's top negotiator at the WTO talks,...