MOSCOW, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Russia's agriculture security watchdog will impose restrictions on beef p
MOSCOW, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Russia’s agriculture security watchdog will impose restrictions on beef provides to Russia from 5 crops in Argentina and two crops in Paraguay ranging from Dec. 18, it stated on Wednesday, warning that it may widen these restrictions.
Rosselkhoznadzor stated in an announcement it discovered ractopamine in some shipments, a feed additive that’s banned in Russia. Its officers will maintain talks with their counterparts from Argentina and Paraguay on Dec. 6.
“The service additionally doesn’t rule out {that a} choice could also be made to impose restrictions on imports of beef and cattle meat merchandise from all enterprises of those international locations,” it stated within the assertion.
Ractopamine permits livestock to develop at a quicker charge whereas consuming much less feed. It’s banned in international locations together with Russia and the European Union.
The watchdog stated final week it had eliminated short-term restrictions on beef provides to Russia from two crops in Brazil.
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