Weekly USMEF Audio: Progress Made on Russia’s Influenza Bans, but Plant Delistings Still Limit Market Access ...

Weekly USMEF Audio: Progress Made on Russia’s Influenza Bans, but Plant Delistings Still Limit Market Access

July 7, 2009 - United States trade officials have gained substantial ground in recent days to reduce the number of states suspended from exporting pork to Russia due to A-H1N1 influenza. But even when the influenza-related suspensions are fully removed, the U.S. must still resolve the issue of having more than 30 pork plants delisted by Russia for other reasons – a problem that has severely limited the flow of exports over the past several months.

Paul Clayton, U.S. Meat Export Federation senior vice president for export services, discusses the issue in this USMEF audio report:

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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.