Nikolai Sokolov. The increased supply of apples and other food products from Serbia to the Russian Federation due to new circumstances in the relations of Russia and the European Union and the increased demand from Russian importers, said on the first day of the week Last news in the chamber of Commerce (CCI) of Serbia.

Thus, the Ministry said recent statements by Russian regulatory authorities. On the first day of the weekend-Russian phytosanitary service said it has recorded a significant Increase in the supply of apples from Serbia to the Russian Federation, which has asked the Serbian colleagues for additional data about their production. On the first day of the week the Rosselkhoznadzor said That Russia may impose a ban on the import of plant products from Serbia because of suspicions in the re-export of Polish apples.

analysis of the Serbian chamber of Commerce, the rapid growth of exports was affected by active Serbian coordination centre for cooperation with Russia, working in the framework of the chamber of Commerce and the activity of Serbian producers in 3 specialized exhibitions in the Russian capital in the last six months (WorldFood Moscow, " Golden autumn ", "Prodexpo" ), which presented the possibility of more than 100 Serbian organizations

"We are confident That production and export potential is not yet exhausted, and That in 2015 the growth of exports of food products can make even the supposedly 20% compared with the record year 2014, when the export of Serbian agricultural and plant products to Russia amounted to 307 million dollars," said the Ministry.

in Serbian CCI emphasize That a large number of new organizations interested in cooperation and promotion of items to Russia That have made significant investments in fresh crops, and the CCI has facilitated the establishment of direct contacts without intermediaries producers from their country with the largest Russian retail chains " Magnet ", " Metro ", " Dixie ", "Spar" and others.

As for the attempts of re-exports through Serbia to the Russian Federation of items produced in the EU member States, in Belgrade say That such cases since August of last year marked not more than the same period in 2013, and has not increased and imports from Poland, for this reason we must not talk about the problem and about the provision, which requires the joint system of monitoring and analysis ".

Russia on August 7, 2014 for the year restricted imports of a number of items from States that have imposed with respect to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway. A ban were meat, dairy and seafood, vegetables and fruits. Then has been stated many times about the attempts of manufacturers to circumvent the embargo. In this regard, the Rosselkhoznadzor has restricted the supply of fruit and vegetables from Ukraine, then meat and vegetables from Moldova, meat from Montenegro, vegetables and fruits from Albania.

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