Export EU-Russia 3.5%. Lower than annual harvest fluctuations
EU warns candidate members Turkey and Serbia
Despite reports in the Russian media that fruit and vegetable prices would not increase as a result of the sanctions, more and more news appear as evidence of the opposite. In Moscow and Kaliningrad, prices are higher than before. Additionally, Russian agriculture needs a financial injection of 13.3 billion. Meanwhile, the EU is trying to prevent non-boycotted countries to become Russia's main suppliers. The Union threatens that this may have consequences for candidate EU states.
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