Recent discussions between the U.S. Trade Representative's office, USDA and Russian officials have achieved significant breakthroughs in resuming U.S. beef imports to Russia, according to the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Last November Russia agreed to resume imports of U.S. beef, but there has been no movement since then, NCBA reported in its newsletter. At that time Russia agreed that it would accept an import protocol that included no age or product restrictions once the United States had received "controlled risk" status for BSE from the World Animal Health Organization (OIE), which happened in May.
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