AreaChina (Mainland)

Commodity GroupMeat

CommodityAll

Date16/10/2023

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport ban lifted

DescriptionLifted a ban on imports of sheep, cattle and pigs from 22 regions in the Russian Federation. The ban on sheep and cattle was imposed on starting from 2019 due to concerns over foot and mouth (FMD) disease, and the ban on pig meat imports was imposed on 2008 due to African Swine Fever (ASF).