date:Dec 10, 2012
he United States exports about $500 million worth of beef andpork to Russia, and the USDA has asked Russia to suspend therequirement, saying it could effectively halt beef and porkexports to Russia. American trade and economic officials willreportedly travel to Moscow to urge the government to postponethe new requirement.
A notice published on the regulators Web site Dec. 7 said tbatthe new regulation would go into force immediately, but thatduring an unspecified transition period Russia will c