Bird flu: Russia eases restrictions on shipments from Brazil and bans only chicken from RS

Russia has relaxed its restrictions on the import of Brazilian chicken, banning, from now on, only the import of poultry meat and poultry products from Rio Grande do Sul, according to information from the Ministry of Agriculture. The decision was communicated by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of Russia to the Ministry of Agriculture on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 21st. The suspension is temporary and occurs after the confirmation of a case of bird flu on a commercial farm in Montenegro, in Rio Grande do Sul, last Friday (16). The protocol agreed between Brazil and Russia in the international health certificate provided for the suspension of purchases of Brazilian chicken from the entire national territory in the event of bird flu, but the Russian authorities opted to reduce the restrictions. The measure extends to the other countries of the Eurasian Union (Russia, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan). In total, chicken meat exports from the ...