Russian officials recently informed Mongolia’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry that Russia has lifted its ban on the import of meat and meat products from Mongolia.

Russia imposed the ban in 2010, after cases of foot-and-mouth disease were reported in animals in Dornod, Khentii, and Sukhbaatar aimags.

The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, the Veterinary Board, and the Mongolian Meat Union are planning to resume exports to Russia in December.