UKRAINE MOVE TO RAISE IMPORT TARIFF WOULD HIT EU PORK EXPORT, UEBCV BOSS SAYS
October 1st, 2012
BY CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS
A proposal from the Ukraine government to raise its import tariffs on all kinds of meat and poultry (and another 349 categories of goods) would hit European Union (EU) pork meat exports to the country, claims Jean-Luc Mériaux, secretary general of the European Livestock and Meat Trading Union (UECBV). He told globalmeatnews.com this comes as EU pork exports to Ukraine have been increasing dramatically.
"In 2011, the EU exported around 114,000 tonnes (product weight) to Ukraine or 3.6% of the total EU pork products exports", ...
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