19Dec
Freight Price Hike to Hit Meat Trade
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Pending increases in freight prices threaten to hit EU food exporters’ profits by up to €10m per year and could lead to many companies withdrawing from selling to non-EU countries. All of the major deep sea shipping companies are set to apply a $1,500 (€1,845) per container price increase for [...]
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18Dec
Russia unlikely to ban Brazil over BSE claim
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Russia, the largest buyer of Brazilian beef, is unlikely to ban all beef imports from Brazil due to a suspected case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalitis, the head of Russia’s veterinary and phytosanitary service said. “We are analysing the data now, but we do not see enough grounds to [...]
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11Dec
Russia Announces Barriers on Imports of U.S. Meat
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Russian health regulators announced formidable new barriers to the import of meat from the United States late on Friday, in a move some analysts saw as retaliation for American legislation punishing Russian officials linked to human rights violations. The new Russian regulation requires [...]
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