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Russia inks agreement to allow dairy exports from India with condition
Thursday, 01/09/2016
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Russia has signed the agreement to allow dairy exports from India. However, there is a condition – companies should procure milk directly from farms and not from collection centres.
Rossel khoznador, a Russian federal service for veterinary and phyto sanitary surveillance (FSVPS) agency has already conducted inspections of those players who are willing to export.
A senior official of the ministry of commerce stated that the Russian SPS concerns highlighted foot and mouth disease (FMD), which spread across India in the recent past.
“Apart from this, the Russian agency has already carried revised inspections of Indian dairies to ensure that the cattle are free from FMD,” he added.
“The agency will soon announce the results on its website stating the Indian companies that are eligible for exports,” the official said.
“Tension is mounting on players like Amul, who procure milk across the nation through its collection centres,” he added.
“They will face a problem if Russia’s condition over milk procurement is not further negotiated. It will take some time to finalise all the negotiations in this regard,” the official said.