Russia-Meat Ban makes no sense.

RUSSIA-MEAT BAN MAKES NO SENSE.

Two U.S. chicken companies are questioning Russia’s ban of chicken from two plants because the two companies do not use the drugs that Russia says it found in the chicken, company officials said on Monday.

The U.S. Agriculture Department said last week Russia banned chicken imports from three U.S. plants, including one owned by Tyson Foods Inc (TSN.N), the largest U.S. chicken producer, and one owned by No. 4 producer Sanderson Farms Inc (SAFM.O).

Russia also banned chicken from Peco Foods Inc’s Canton, Mississippi, plant.

Russian officials claimed they found residue of the antibiotic oxytetracycline and another drug nicarbazine in chicken imported from Sanderson’s Hammond, Louisiana plant, Sanderson Farms Chief Executive Joe Sanderson said.

"We were using neither of those products,".

Russia banned chicken from Sanderson Farms’ Hammond, Louisiana, and Tyson Foods’ Cumming, Georgia, plant.

Tyson Foods said it is awaiting more details from Russia regarding the ban.