Russian Ban Surprises Brazil Beef Industry, Regulators  June 3,
2011 8:33 a.m. ET  SÃO PAULO—Brazil's beef industry and its
regulators were taken by surprise when Russia announced a
temporary ban on imports of animal produce from three Brazilian
states, citing sanitary concerns.  Officials at Brazilian
industry trade groups said they didn't know why Russia slapped
the embargo on the states of Mato Grosso, Paraná and Rio Grande
do Sul. Brazil's Agriculture Ministry said in a news release
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