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Moscow plans to ban all US agricultural products,
including poultry, as well as EU fruit and vegetable imports in response to
Western sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukrainian crisis, according to the
country’s agricultural watchdog.
All agricultural goods produced in the US and imported
into Russia will be halted for one year, the assistant to the head of
Rosselkhoznadzor, Aleksey Alekseyenko, told RIA Novosti.
The list of banned products will be published on
Thursday, he added.
EU fruits and vegetables also fall under the ban,
Alekseyenko added. A source told Itar-Tass that dairy products from the EU will
be included on the list, as well.
“The list includes milk powder, butter and cheese,”
the source said, adding that this also includes mass production cheeses.
Russia's sanctions on US and EU food imports will be “quite
substantial,” Alekseyenko concluded. The restrictions are to affect those
countries which have initiated sanctions against Russia, he said.
By
the end of 2013, the major importers of dairy products to Russia were Finland,
with 17,8000 tons worth US$19.6 million dollars; Estonia, with 8,300 tons worth
$19.4 million; Poland, with 3.8 tons worth $8 million; and Lithuania, with
three tons worth $7.3 million, according to Russia’s Federal Customs Service.
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