Russia Bans Import of Poultry Products from France

On Monday, Russia's Rosselkhoznadzor imposed a ban on the import of live birds, fertilized eggs, and poultry products from France, due to avian flu outbreak

In a statement, it added that the decision comes against the backdrop of the worsening epidemiological situation in France following the confirmation of avian flu outbreaks in at least four provinces.

The Russian ban was imposed on the following products: live poultry, fertilized eggs, and all kinds of poultry products, including poultry meat.

It is noteworthy that France's exports to Russia in 2020 amounted to about $5.883 billion, according to data from the ITC Trade website.

"France is to slaughter several million poultry birds in the second mass cull of flocks this winter as the country tries to contain outbreaks of avian influenza," the agriculture ministry said today.

After a wave of cases in the southwest led to the culling of around 4 million animals, the ministry said the disease has spread rapidly since last month in the Pays de la Loire region, another major poultry zone further up France's west coast.

The authorities had slaughtered 1.2 million birds so far in the region and expect to cull another 3 million, as they adopt the same strategy as in the southwest by emptying poultry farms in areas near outbreaks, a ministry official said.