News / Business as usual for perishables, despite Russian embargo, reports AirBridgeCargo

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AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Russia’s largest cargo carrier, reports “business as usual” for temperature-controlled goods, despite the ban imposed by the Russian government in August on the import of certain agricultural commodities from EU countries, Norway, Canada and Australia.

The embargo, including pork, poultry, frozen beef, fish, milk and dairy products, came in retaliation for travel bans and asset freezes against Russian officials as the EU sought to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine.

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