The somewhat longer but still short answer is that Russian argiculture was devastated by imports in the early 90s and has yet to redevelop itself.
Chris Doss The Russia Journal ----------------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 01:10:13 -0500 From: "pms" <laflame at aaahawk.com> Subject: Re: Russian press on Russia-US relations
These stories point to the kinds of things Russia and other countries can do in response to US insanity. What I don't understand is how US chicken can be so much cheaper considering factors like the weakness of the ruble and the cost of shipping