In addition, Russia exported and imported smaller quantities of a wide range of FMD-relevant products such as animal fats, oils, offals, animal hair, and wool. 10,807 mt Germany, Poland, France, Spain, and the Netherlands exported smaller quantities of pork to Russia. Ukraine was the major supplier of beef to Russia, although Ukraine is expected to lose market share due to declining stocks of export quality beef. Small numbers of live birds and primates were also imported, however, none of the legally imported live animals are relevant to FMD transmission. All direct flights from Russia to US airports in New York or Washington, DC originate in Moscow which is located about 4000 miles from the current outbreak in eastern Russia.
Flights leave daily from Vladivostok in eastern Russia to Moscow.
In 1998, an estimated 216,000 passengers arrived in the US on direct flights from Russia. Of those passengers 115,506 were non-US residents. More passengers arrived on non-direct flights that originated in Russia, however, the number of those passengers was not known.