Sanderson Farms said it is trying a new rinse in some plants that it hopes would allow its chicken to be exported to Russia. Russia banned all chicken imports earlier this year that violated its food safety rules concerning the use of chlorine in the production process.
The new rinse is expected to cost $20,000 more per plant per month, the company said. Last year, sales to Russia accounted for $45 million, or 2.5 percent, of its overall sales.
"We are hopeful that an agreement will be reached that allows the United States poultry industry to ship product into Russia once again," Sanderson CEO Joe Sanderson said during a conference call with Wall Street analysts, Reuters reports.
Sanderson added that it will also appeal China’s 64.5 percent anti-dumping tariff on its products, though he believes that the tariffs are part of a larger trade dispute between the two countries.
Source: reuters
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