AreaChina (Mainland)

Commodity GroupMeat

CommodityPoultry meat

Date20/09/2020

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport policy

DescriptionSuspended poultry imports from four Russian regions, namely Kurgan, Omsk, Tyumen and Vladimir, following outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). However, China lifted the earlier ban from the Kursk region. Meanwhile, eight Russian plants were cleared to start exporting frozen poultry meat from 11 September.