August 8 2005, 17:07

An embargo put on Russian poultry will not have negative effect for Russian poultry breeding sector

Embargo put by several countries on import of poultry and products from Russia will not have negative effect on Russian poultry breeding sector as poultry exports from Russia are insignificant. And Siberian region does not export poultry at all, - said Agricultural Ministry official.

For today the following countries set Russian and Kazakh poultry import ban: European Union, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Hong Kong.

The countries take all security measures to avoid bird flue virus penetration. Meanwhile EU does not import Russian poultry.