The Rosselkhoznadzor from Friday bans the import from Ukraine to the Russian Federation soybean, sunflower, corn cereals and soybean meal because of numerous violations of phytosanitary requirements.

Such products are shipped before 1 August 2014, subject to the import into the Russian Federation according to the results of the quarantine phytosanitary surveillance.

on Wednesday, the assistant of the head of the Russian Department Alexey Alekseenko reported Last news that the Rosselkhoznadzor will wait for a response from the Ukrainian veterinary service at their request to hold the talks before August 1, in the case of silence will impose limits on plant products. The Ukrainian side this proposal was abandoned without attention.

Yet last week the Rosselkhoznadzor, Last news stated that they have the opportunity to stop for a while imports of foodstuffs from Ukraine during negotiations about its European integration. After this the Ministry on July 28, stopped the import into the Russian Federation of the Ukrainian plant products in hand Luggage, Luggage and parcels, as well as milk and products from milk.

Under ban, are also delivered in the Russian Federation pigs and ware potatoes with Ukraine. With own hand Rospotrebnadzor from 29 July to time stopped the importation of Ukrainian fruits and vegetables and canned fish, as from 31 July - juices.

however, according to the FCS, the volume of soybean supply to the Russian Federation from Ukraine in 2013 was 123, 1 thousand tons 69, 8 million dollars, sunflower - 1, 4 thousand tons of 7, 4 million dollars

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