US to Resume Poultry Exports to Russia

The US has reached an agreement with Russia to restart poultry exports to the country, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has said.

Under the agreement, the USDA will publish information on its website about which disinfectants and pathogen treatments are known to be approved by Russia for use on processing poultry and on food generally.

The US will also provide information to Russia on the solutions that companies use on poultry shipped to Russia.

The US has also agreed to give Russia an updated list of poultry processing facilities authorised to ship poultry to Russia.

In 2009, US poultry exports to Russia stood at $767m, the USDA said.