Belarus has banned the import of chicken from Russia

Restrictions on the import of poultry meat and poultry products from several regions of Russia were imposed by Belarus. The import ban is related to outbreaks of bird flu in Russia. Imports of poultry products from Germany, the Netherlands, France and Denmark were also restricted. Temporary restrictions in Russia apply to poultry and poultry products from the Republic of Tatarstan, Rostov, Samara, Tomsk regions. The import of poultry products from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Lower Saxony (Germany), the provinces of Groningen and Gelderland (Netherlands), the regions of Corsica (France) and Central Jutland (Denmark) is also temporarily banned. According to the World Organization for Animal Health, cases of highly pathogenic influenza have been registered in these regions, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Temporary restrictions are introduced from November 23. They cover product categories such as live poultry, ...