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China
Exporters Report Disruptions In China Trade
Significant problems have been reported by U.S. companies exporting beef, pork and poultry to China. No company should, of course, ship product to China without a permit, but delays in obtaining permits have resulted in delays of more than 30 days and restrictions in the permitted tonnage, and recent reports suggest that issuance of permits has completely stopped.
Exporters should be aware that these problems are hampering U.S. shipments. Companies experiencing problems should contact Vice President, Export Services Paul Clayton or Coordinator, Export Services Ann Spaeth at (303) 623-6328.
Russia
USMEF Promotes U.S. Beef Livers Across Russia
USMEF-Russia is promoting U.S. beef livers in stores and supermarkets in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Russia’s major Far East city, and several other Russian regions.
USMEF produced promotional posters and point of sale (POS) materials and distributed them to nine Moscow companies to support U.S. beef liver sales in Russian retail stores.
Russia is a major importer of U.S. livers and liver consumption is an important source of protein in the Russian diet. In 2001, the U.S. industry exported 60,197 metric tons (mt) of beef products to Russia. Most of that total (57,350 mt) was variety meats and livers made up the lion's share.
Russia has a strong tradition of eating meat. A recent survey found that one-third of Russians eat meat daily and prefer beef and pork to poultry and fish. Although sausage is the commonest way Russians eat meat, the survey found 17 percent of Russians do not eat sausage while only 4 percent abstain from red meat completely, compared to 10 percent who won’t eat poultry and 8 percent who won’t eat fish.