Effective Date for Pork Exports to Uzbekistan Pushed Back to Feb. 5

Effective Date for Pork Exports to Uzbekistan Pushed Back to Feb. 5

USMEF has learned that the effective date for resuming pork exports to Uzbekistan from 11 previously banned U.S. states is Feb. 5 – rather than Feb. 1 as reported yesterday.

Uzbekistan has ended a 10-month, H1N1-related ban on fresh and frozenpork exports originating from Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Florida, Texas, California and Kansas. Pork from these states isnow eligible for export to Uzbekistan, as long as the swine from which they are derived were not slaughtered between April 21, 2009, and February 5, 2010. (Heat-treated products from this time period were never included in the ban.)

The effective date for resuming exports is still listed as Feb. 1 in the FSIS Export Library, but a change is expected soon.

Please contact Kevin Smith at 303-623-6328 or ksmith@usmef.org with any questions.

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The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.

USMEF complies with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination and affirmative action measures applicable to it by contract, government rule or regulation or as otherwise provided by law.

Effective Date for Pork Exports to Uzbekistan Pushed Back to Feb. 5

USMEF has learned that the effective date for resuming pork exports to Uzbekistan from 11 previously banned U.S. states is Feb. 5 – rather than Feb. 1 as reported yesterday.

Uzbekistan has ended a 10-month, H1N1-related ban on fresh and frozenpork exports originating from Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Florida, Texas, California and Kansas. Pork from these states isnow eligible for export to Uzbekistan, as long as the swine from which they are derived were not slaughtered between April 21, 2009, and February 5, 2010. (Heat-treated products from this time period were never included in the ban.)

The effective date for resuming exports is still listed as Feb. 1 in the FSIS Export Library, but a change is expected soon.

Please contact Kevin Smith at 303-623-6328 or ksmith@usmef.org with any questions.

# # #

The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.

USMEF complies with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination and affirmative action measures applicable to it by contract, government rule or regulation or as otherwise provided by law.