Poland is considering the supply of pork in China against the background of Russia's ban

Polish Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki announced plans to Poland to begin exporting pork to China to compensate for the losses incurred from Russia imposed a ban on the import of Polish pork.

« We look forward to China . I am confident that our recent talks with the Chinese ambassador and permanent restoration of the Polish adviser on agriculture in Beijing will allow us to expand access to the Chinese market in full , "- said in an interview Sawicki agency PAP .

China and some other East Asian countries decided to suspend exports of pork from Poland at the outbreak of ASF in a population of wild boar in eastern Poland . However , the Polish authorities have said that the situation with the spread of ASF is now under control and there is no reason to maintain the ban on the import of Polish pork in these countries .

minister also stressed that the plans of the Polish authorities to meet you at the highest level of agricultural ministers and heads of national veterinary services in Poland, Belarus , Ukraine and Lithuania , in order to " clarify the situation with the ASF in Poland and Lithuania were brought under control ." Sawicki also said he was confident that this meeting will help to achieve the abolition of the Russian ban on Polish pork .

« The ban looks a bit strange - says Sawicki - because , in general, we process the import of pork from western European countries , and then send it to export to Germany , the UK , and in large volume in Russia ." < / p>

According Savitsky , sales on the Russian market, the lion's share of foreign sales of Polish pork. In 2013, Polish suppliers of exported pork and pork products in Russia for a total amount of 208 million euros. Belarus and Kazakhstan are also included in the TS, play an important role in the marketing of Polish pork .