Kyrgyzstan Rejecting US Meat, Poultry Export Certificate; USDA Working to Fix

Kyrgyzstan this month informed USDA that the country is no longer accepting a U.S. meat and poultry export certificate, the agency’s Foreign Agricultural Service reported. USDA said the nation “will no longer accept the U.S. Department of Agriculture's, Food Safety Inspection Service, 9060-5 Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness.” The agency said it’s “actively engaged in trying to reopen the market and is working to resolve the issue with utmost haste.”