Russia will suspend imports from three US poultry plants beginning March 27, one of which is owned by Tyson Foods Inc, the largest US chicken producer, USDA said this week. No reason was given in USDA report for the suspensions and Tyson said on Friday it was looking into the action against its Cumming, Georgia, chicken plant.
The two other plants include Sanderson Farm Incs chicken plant at Hammond, Louisiana, and the Peco Foods Inc poultry plant at Canton, Mississippi. "We are trying to find out why the Russians want to stop shipments from Cumming plant, which is operating smoothly and continues to produce safe, high quality products," Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson said in an email. "Since we have other US poultry plants that are approved to ship to Russia, the suspension of the Cumming facility should not affect our overall international sales."