Russia has kept at the level of this year the size of quotas for the supply of meat in 2021

Published 2020년 8월 24일

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The article reports that the Eurasian Economic Union (EEC) has maintained the meat import quotas for Russia at the same level as 2020. The beef import quota is set at 570 thousand tons, including 40 thousand tons of chilled beef, and the poultry meat quota is set at 364 thousand tons. Russia introduced meat import quotas in 2003 and imposes a duty of 65% outside of the quota. The article also covers the quotas for other EEC countries, such as Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, for beef, poultry, and pork imports, as well as the milk whey import quota for Russia and Armenia.

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In particular, the quota for the import of beef will amount to 570 thousand tons, poultry meat - 364 thousand tons. Russia has kept the size of quotas for meat supplies in 2021 at this year's level, follows from the decision of the EEC. Thus, the quota for the import of beef will be 570 thousand tons, including 40 thousand tons of chilled. The quota for the import of poultry meat, as in previous years, will amount to 364 thousand tons, including 100 thousand tons of minced meat, 250 thousand tons - half or a quarter of carcasses, 14 thousand tons - frozen boneless turkey meat. Russia began to set quotas for meat imports in 2003. Within the quota, there is a zero duty, outside the quota the duty rate is 65%. Until 2020, there was also a pork import quota, but this year, in accordance with the obligations of the Russian Federation to the WTO, it was replaced by a duty of 25%. In addition, the EEC approved the size of the quota for other EAEU countries. So, the beef quota for Armenia ...

Source: Specagro