Importers pork to Russia because of "closing" the EU can refocus on supplies from other countries, including Belarus

<p>Volumes of pork that "fall out" due to the fact that Russia stopped taking these products from the EU can make domestic manufacturers and suppliers from other countries, the head of the executive committee of the National Meat Association Sergey Yushin.</p>

« Although the share of the EU accounts for about 60% of the supply of pork , partly falling volumes will be replaced by Russia's growing production ", - said S. Yushin « Interfax ».

According to him , the importers may also shift to supplies from Canada, Brazil, Chile and Belarus. "Potentially , these countries are almost completely fill a large part of falling volumes in strict compliance with our veterinary requirements ," - he said . As predicted

S. Yushin , pork prices in the wholesale market will rise. "But I want to emphasize that today they are 15-25% lower than a year and a half ago - he said . - And in matters of food safety and biological economic factor should be considered in the last turn ».

S.Yushin believes that Russian companies should establish deeper processing of carcasses to meet future demand for raw materials, if the trade is restored. Furthermore, in the case of long ban grow poultry consumption in retail, and in meat processing .

Russia stopped taking pork products from the EU in connection with the discovery in Lithuania African swine fever (ASF ) . However, European veterinarians , in violation of existing agreements , continued to issue veterinary certificates for traveling to Russia products .

« That is - a violation of the agreements of the competent authorities of the EU and Russia - was the reason that the goods are stopped at the border and deploy - says S.Yushin . - Dozens of cars with pork is now moving toward the border with the Russian veterinary certificates that do not meet the requirements of the Customs Union ».

According to him, at this stage , given that the European vets for several days continued to issue veterinary certificates after the detection of ASF in Lithuania Rosselhoznadzor could not and should not have done otherwise . " It is not clear whether the illegitimate certificates signed by negligence or malpractice in the hope that nobody would notice , but a very serious violation , and it could lead to severe consequences for our economy ," - said S.Yushin .

He also said that over the past few years, the National Meat Association has repeatedly warned that the lack of coordinated action to combat the ASF at the international level poses a threat to the global pig . " Unreasonable savings on epizootic events costly economies with developed livestock , including Russia , - he said. - Every single country in the modern world with its porous borders , growing world trade and tourism are unable to provide guaranteed protection against the ingress of animal diseases , including human dangerous ». According to S.

Yushin to prevent the introduction of the ASF virus outside now important, in particular , to synchronize actions veterinary authorities of the countries of the Customs Union . "Since the customs border between the two countries is not available, there is a risk of potentially unsafe products revenues in Russia , primarily through Belarus, - he said. - It is necessary to completely exclude the possibility of bringing the virus and from the territory of Ukraine , where he was discovered recently ».