date:Mar 24, 2014
t crisis since the Cold War over Russia's decision to annex Crimea from Ukraine.
Russia agreed to allow imports of U.S. pork from two Smithfield firms in early March, but asked for more food safety guarantees about the refrigerators used for supplies.
The VPSS website says that out of 179 firms which produce and store pork in the U.S., Russia is now ready to accept it from two Smithfield firms and from four owners of refrigerators.
Other firms are still not allowed to ship the product to Russ