Quotas for importing meat at zero tariff are expanded by the Eurasian Union

Published Dec 2, 2021

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The Eurasian Economic Union (UEA) has increased imports of beef and pork for processing at zero tariff. The quota for Russian beef is 200 thousand tons for 2022, and pork is 100 thousand tons until June 2022. Quotas totaling 38,500 tonnes of beef and 5,000 tons of pork have been allocated for other UEA markets, including Brazil, with specific quotas for each member country.

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The Eurasian Economic Union (UEA), a bloc composed of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, approved the expansion of quotas for imports, at zero tariff, of beef and pork destined for processing. Brazil may be one of the beneficiaries of the measure. The Russian quota for beef, 200 thousand tons, will be valid for the entire year of 2022. For pork, the Russian quota will be 100 thousand tons, valid between January 1st and June 30th of next year. The measure, approved this week, provides for quotas totaling 38,500 tonnes of fresh, refrigerated or frozen beef for the other markets in the bloc. Of this slice, 5,000 tons are for Armenia, ...

Source: Suinoculturaindustrial