Pork from four regions of Russia will be allowed to enter Kazakhstan again

Published 2021년 2월 17일

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Kazakhstan has lifted the ban on the supply and transit of pork and pork products from four Russian regions, following negotiations with Russia. However, the ban on the import of live pigs and pork products from the Tyumen, Astrakhan, and Chelyabinsk regions remains due to concerns about ASF, despite no cases in these regions for three years. Kazakhstan has also not lifted restrictions on the import of livestock products from several Russian regions due to concerns about bird flu and other animal diseases.

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Kazakhstan lifted the ban on the supply and transit of pork and pork products from four Russian regions. The abolition of the restrictions, which entered into force in December last year, became possible thanks to negotiations between the competent services of the two countries. Kazakhstan has limited the supply of pork and the range of products from it due to the unfavorable situation with ASF in the Republic of Altai and Altai Territory, as well as in the Kurgan and Novosibirsk regions, KazakhZerno reports. At the same time, the ban on the import of live pigs, pork and pig products into Kazakhstan from the Tyumen, Astrakhan and Chelyabinsk regions still remains, although there have been no cases of ASF in these territories for three years. According to the EAEU legislation, for this reason, the restrictions should be abolished. Kazakhstan has not lifted restrictions on the import ...

Source: RUAgronews