Florida Pork Banned Again by Russia; Update on Other Suspensions

Florida Pork Banned Again by Russia; Update on Other Suspensions

In the most recent update to the FSIS Export Library, uncooked pork and pork products from Florida have been declared ineligible for export to Russia effective May 21. Florida was one of the original states suspended by Russia as a result of A-H1N1 Influenza, but was removed from the suspension list in early May.

Beef and poultry products from New York are now eligible for export to Russia (also effective May 21) but pork products from New York that were processed on or after April 22 remain ineligible.

Suspensions imposed by Russia now impact a total of 14 states, though all products from South Carolina and Delaware are now eligible unless they were processed during specific time frames that fall between the dates of May 3 and May 14. Further details on these suspensions, as well as A-H1N1 Influenza-related restrictions imposed by China and 12 other countries, are available online.

Revisions have also been posted to the guidelines for completing FSIS Form 9450-3 for export of frozen pork and pork by-products to Russia and FSIS Form 9450-5 for export of beef and beef by-products to Russia.

No other major changes have occurred in recent days regarding market access restrictions related to A-H1N1 Influenza. Despite news reports that Serbia has lifted influenza-related suspensions of U.S. pork and pork products, these items are still listed as ineligible for export to Serbia due to a lack of certification requirements. St. Lucia has now posted an effective suspension date of April 27 in the FSIS Export Library, but this date had already been widely reported. St. Lucia remains the only Western Hemisphere nation with influenza-related trade restrictions on U.S. pork.

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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.

Florida Pork Banned Again by Russia; Update on Other Suspensions

In the most recent update to the FSIS Export Library, uncooked pork and pork products from Florida have been declared ineligible for export to Russia effective May 21. Florida was one of the original states suspended by Russia as a result of A-H1N1 Influenza, but was removed from the suspension list in early May.

Beef and poultry products from New York are now eligible for export to Russia (also effective May 21) but pork products from New York that were processed on or after April 22 remain ineligible.

Suspensions imposed by Russia now impact a total of 14 states, though all products from South Carolina and Delaware are now eligible unless they were processed during specific time frames that fall between the dates of May 3 and May 14. Further details on these suspensions, as well as A-H1N1 Influenza-related restrictions imposed by China and 12 other countries, are available online.

Revisions have also been posted to the guidelines for completing FSIS Form 9450-3 for export of frozen pork and pork by-products to Russia and FSIS Form 9450-5 for export of beef and beef by-products to Russia.

No other major changes have occurred in recent days regarding market access restrictions related to A-H1N1 Influenza. Despite news reports that Serbia has lifted influenza-related suspensions of U.S. pork and pork products, these items are still listed as ineligible for export to Serbia due to a lack of certification requirements. St. Lucia has now posted an effective suspension date of April 27 in the FSIS Export Library, but this date had already been widely reported. St. Lucia remains the only Western Hemisphere nation with influenza-related trade restrictions on U.S. pork.

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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.