Russian meat quota unlikely to hit our exports

A DECISION by Russia to impose quotas on meat imports is not expected to have any major effect on Ireland’s export trade with the country.

A spokesman for the Department of Agriculture and Food in Dublin said yesterday that with less production likely in Germany this year, the proposed tariff restricting quota is unlikely to impact on Irish exports.

Indeed, the European Commission has indicated that the EU as a whole is sufficiently below the proposed tariff restricting quota level to prevent any trade impact from the measure.