World meat industry news

On June 9, the Rosselkhoznadzor took part in a meeting of the Russian-Indian Working Group on cooperation in the field of agriculture, chaired by Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Sergey Levin and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare of the Republic of India Manoja Ahuja.

The increase in trade turnover and the expansion of the range of agricultural products supplied to Russia and India is largely determined by the effectiveness of interaction between competent supervisory services in the field of veterinary medicine and phytosanitary.

Vasily Lavrovsky, Advisor to the Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor, and Vyacheslav Semyonov, Deputy Head of the Department of Phytosanitary Surveillance for Export-Import Operations and International Cooperation of the Service, reported on the results of expert consultations by specialists from the competent authorities of the two states.

The parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the access of crop and livestock products to the markets of Russia and India.

Foreign colleagues were brought to the certification procedure for fruit and vegetable products, ensuring the proper level of its safety.

The experts also reviewed the state of play regarding access to priority livestock products.

On the Russian side - the possibility of exporting poultry meat and other poultry products, pork, dairy and fish products, feed and feed components for productive and non-productive pets, non-food products; from Indian - meat of buffalo and small cattle, dairy and egg products, fish and seafood, feed for companion animals.

Representatives of the Rosselkhoznadzor once again drew attention to the imbalance in the work of the relevant services. The Indian side raises questions about expanding deliveries, while Russian enterprises interested in exporting their products have not yet received primary access to the market due to the delay by foreign colleagues in the procedures for agreeing on veterinary certificates. Previously, the Service sent all the necessary information about the safety of domestic livestock products, and also repeatedly offered to visit the country on inspection visits and establish scientific and technical cooperation between research institutes.

The Indian side confirmed that, despite the particular sensitivity of the import of certain types of animal products for the developing economy of the country, it intends to work in this direction, using international rules and possible inspection trips.

In conclusion, the meeting participants assured each other of their focus on productive joint work and the achievement of specific goals set by the governments of the two countries.