MEAT INDUSTRY WORKING AROUND RUSSIA COUNTERSANCTIONS AS MEAT BAN EXTENDED TO END OF 2019
July 1st, 2018
THE RUSSIAN and European Union (EU) meat industries are beginning to accept Russia’s ban on meat and livestock as a fact, with President Vladimir Putin extending the existing embargo on imports of meat and other food products to Russia from western countries and allies until December 31, 2019.
A spokesman for Putin argued the extension would have a positive impact on the Russian meat sector, boosting its attractiveness to investors. This follows Russian ministry of agriculture projections that with an extension of sanctions, investments in the Russian ...
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