After China, Russia resumes importing from Brazilian slaughterhouses

On the same day that Chinese customs authorities informed that the embargo on Brazilian beef would be partially lifted, Russia announced the resumption of importation of 12 Brazilian slaughterhouses. The measure, announced this Tuesday (23), benefits 9 pork and 3 beef producers. Following “the fulfillment of the requirements of the Russian Federation and the guarantees that were presented by the competent Brazilian body”, the 2017 embargo will be suspended. Four years ago, the Russian federation stopped the importation alleging the use of the additive ractopamine in the feeding of the creations. According to the Russian Federation's Commercial Representation in the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian sanitary surveillance service “continues to check opportunities for expanding the list of Brazilian slaughterhouses authorized to export beef to Russia”, informs the Poder360 website. The Minister of Agriculture, Tereza Cristina, promised, in return, to increase the purchase of ...