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Russian imports from South America rise

12 Mar 2020

• 12 Mar 10:04

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Russian imports of pigmeat increased last year but remained at a much lower level compared to previous years. As reported by the umbrella organisation of the Danish agricultural and food industry (Landbrug & Fødevarer, L&F) on the basis of provisional customs data, Russia imported a total of 89,040 t of pork including by-products and bacon in 2019, which was 11.2% more than in the previous year. In 2011 and 2012 Russia still imported more than 1.1 mill. t of pork each. Thereafter, political and veterinary import bans and the strong expansion of domestic production through subsidies led to a massive drop in imports. In addition, the decline of the. Read more...