USA lost 5-6 billion from the ban on meat imports to Russia

U.S. losses due to the ban on meat imports to Russia amounted to about 6.5 billion dollars since the establishment of the ban.

The losses of the U.S. economy , citing the newspaper "Kommersant" reported at " Agro XXI». The newspaper published an interview with U.S. Ambassador to Moscow Michael McFaul .

« This is a big problem for us. We lost 5-6 billion < ... > From around ever since the ban came into force. In either case, losses are high. And the ban remains in effect , "- said McFaul on the issue of cooperation in the sphere of trade and , in particular, this prohibition .

He said while he was going to personally make every effort to make this ban was lifted . At the same time, according to McFaul , representatives of other types of businesses in the United States are satisfied with the level of cooperation with Russia .

important to establish a mechanism for cooperation .

McFaul hopes that the first concrete steps to establish a mechanism for economic cooperation with Russia at the level of U.S. Vice-President and Prime Minister will be made in early 2014 .

Imports of red meat from the U.S. to Russia was discontinued in February 2013goda . The United States supplied to Russia 0.6 % and 1.4%, beef pork produced by American farmers . Rosselkhoznadzor imposed temporary restrictions on imports to the Russian Federation of frozen pork and beef , raw intestines and offal from the U.S., because they contain growth promoter ractopamine . In the U.S., it is not considered dangerous to health, but in some countries it is prohibited. While American farmers are not able to satisfy the demand of the Russian side and replace ractopamine stimulant that no objections have Rosselkhoznadzor .