August 26, 2009
Canada plans to boost beef exports to Russia
Canada is planning to increase beef exports to Russia, particularly bone-in beef, said the Minister of International Trade Stockwell Day.
Day was speaking during his recent meeting with Russian Minister of Agriculture, Elena Skrynnik.
The Russian minister said they do not see any serious obstacles to the plan, though they need to agree on some veterinary issues.
Currently, 116 Canadian meat companies are allowed to export their products to Russia.
Skrynnik noted that livestock breeding continues to be one of the main priorities of the Russia-Canada relations in the sphere of agro-industrial complex. For the past three years, Canada has been able to supply more than 11,000 embryos to Russia.
