Problems have come up on the way of Indian buffalo meat supplies to Russia. The parties can not agree on prices. This was announced by the head of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) Sergey Dankvert.
According to Dankvert, «there seems to be some internal disagreement over prices» on buffalo meat. «The prices they quoted were higher than the ones of Brazil, although earlier they claimed that the price was the most attractive,» - Interfax agency quoted him as saying.
On December 4, 2014 Rosselhoznadzor gave permission to four Indian companies to supply buffalo meat to Russia. No deliveries to Russia have been made yet, although the first batch has already been formed, Interfax reported.
India is one of the world's largest suppliers of meat. It supplies its products to 65 countries. In 2013, the supply volume was 1.4 million tons worth 4.8 billion dollars.
Meat supply problems have arisen with Chinese partners as well. In late 2014 China sent 3.3 thousand tons of pork to Russian Federation. According to Dankvert, at the moment the delivery process is suspended because of encountered logistical difficulties.
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