December 14, 2005

Russia raises poultry import quota for 2006
 

Russian authorities have raised the country's poultry import quota from 1.09 million tonnes in 2005 to over 1.13 million tonnes in 2006.

Import quotas next year for poultry from the US, EU, Paraguay and other countries would be 841,300 tonnes, 220,600 tonnes, 5,000 tonnes and 63,900 tonnes respectively. Import quotas this year for them are 811,900 tonnes, 205,000 tonnes, 5,000 tonnes and 68,100 tonnes respectively.

Russia's import tariff for poultry supplies under the quotas for the whole of 2006 would be 25 percent, but no less than EUR0.2/kg. Supplies exceeding the quotas would be subject to a 60 percent tariff rate, but no less than EUR0.48/kg.

The new regulations would become effective from Jan 1, 2006.