Sausage shop without meat

As a result of the ban on the import of pork from Russia to the EU and U.S. domestic meat processors are experiencing an acute shortage of raw materials and hope for the abolition of restrictions.

In the only winners are the large industrial pig farms and producers complete cycle , writes "Business Petersburg".

Earlier this year, Rosselkhoznadzor restricted the import of pork to Russia from the EU countries. The official reason steel outbreak of African swine fever in Poland and Lithuania. This exacerbated an already difficult situation meat processors that depend on imported raw materials and suffer from currency fluctuations . In February, was banned pork imports from the United States - ostensibly because of the use of ractopamine in its production ( growth stimulant ), after awhile Rosselhoznadzor prepared to suspend the ban, but in March the aggravation of Russian-American relations abandoned the idea.

According to the Federal Customs Service of Russia, from January to April pork imports in volume amounted to 104.6 thousand tons, which is 34.4 % less than the same period last year, in terms of value - $ 362.8 million ( 33.8 % less).

Although imported pork from local producers sausage depend less than from beef supply , the ban on her delivery felt the whole industry. Meat processors are used in the production of mainly frozen raw mark in IR "Griffin - Expert". 40-50% of frozen pork is imported mainly from Germany and Poland.

Source: Meatinfo.ru