Five Brazilian enterprises were allowed to export meat to Russia.

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply of Brazil said Monday the decision of Russian health authorities to issue a permit to export meat to Russia five additional companies of the South American country.

Supply of beef to Russia are now allowed to enterprises Mataboi, Frigoestrela, Marfrig and Agra. Slaughterhouse Cotriji gained the right to export pork to Russia, ITAR-TASS reported.

As the Minister of Agriculture of the South American country Zheller Neri, "Russia has strict requirements to food that arrives at the local market, so that Brazil accounted for, supporting dialogue, efforts to comply with Russian standards." According to the head of the agricultural department, the expansion to the Russian market, "is a recognition of the quality and reliability of the Brazilian product, which provides a system of inspection control of the Ministry of Agriculture».

According to the government of the South American country last year in Russia from Brazil just been delivered of agricultural products valued at $ 2.72 billion. 44.1% ($ 1.2 billion) accounted for the export of beef. Russian importers of pork bought for $ 412 million, which accounted for 15.1% of all shipments of Brazilian agricultural products to the Russian Federation.

Source: Agency «Agrofakt»