Russia to ban poultry from EU countries

Rosselkhoznadzor will within two weeks announce a ban on import to Russia of poultry products and hatching eggs from the EU countries, where avian influenza cases have been registered, the authority's representative Yulia Melano told TASS agency on Saturday.

"We do not have an exact date yet," she said, asquoted by the source, adding: "But we consider announcing the ban within two weeks."

Earlier, the authority announced minor limits on supplies of agricultural products from certain districts of European countries, where outbreaks were registered.