EU MEAT INDUSTRY DISAPPOINTED OVER RUSSIAN IMPORT BAN EXPANSION
October 1st, 2017
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) meat sector has said it is disappointed by the decision of the Russian government to widen its meat and livestock ban from western exporters. Speaking to GlobalMeatNews, the secretary general of the European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV), Jean-Luc Mériaux, said: “It is a big disappointment for sure, there is nothing to negotiate. It is a political decision which has been forced by the Russian competent authorities…” He however hoped that Russia would still in future admit EU meat and livestock exports.
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