Tatyana Kuznetsova. The agro-industrial Union of Kuban - the largest Russian agricultural region has supported the extension of the deadlines imposed by Russia in response to the punishment of the West food embargo, said on Thursday the Executive Director of the Union Sergey Slope.
Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations turned to measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries that have imposed against her punishment: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway. A ban were beef, pork, poultry, sausages, fish, vegetables, fruits, dairy products and some other products. It was declared that the Russian Federation has imposed food embargo for a period of one year.
According to the Slope in the last month of summer, as soon as it was introduced food embargo, farmers Kuban held in the Ministry of agriculture of the region round table, almost all participants expressed that the response of Western punishment is needed, and the introduction of food embargo will only bring positive effects for agriculture of the country and the Krasnodar region as well as among them.
" After a space of almost 4 months we are again with members of the Union were discussed such information, all clearly expressed that it is necessary to extend the embargo
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