MOSCOW, Aug 4 - RIA Novosti/Prime. The share of deliveries of States that are able to fall under the extension of the food embargo, is about 1 to 6% of the total volume imported to Russia in January-may of agricultural products, inform the data of the Ministry available to the Fins news .

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev have said before, that the government can sign up to the country's President Vladimir Putin With a request to lengthen the list of countries against which imposed food embargo. He noticed that the story is about several countries. First of Montenegro, Albania, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Ukraine joined the extended economic sanctions by the EU against Russia.

Import of the Russian Federation in January-may this year, according to the FCS, lost 39, 6%, to 72, 2 billion dollars, the Share of food products amounted to 13, 9% - 10, 04 billion.

According to the information referring to the Ministry of economic development of the FCS, the total Volume of Russian imports of these six States - 2, 35 billion dollars. They deliver food and agricultural products presumably for 160 million dollars, that is about 1 to 6% of imports to Russia.


The trade turnover of Russia With Ukraine in January-may of current year has decreased in 2, 6 times, amounting to USD 6 billion and Imports by 2, 3 times, to 2, to 1 billion dollars. The basis of Ukrainian imports were machinery and equipment (27, 2%), chemical products (20, 5%), metals (17, 4%), mineral products (12, 4%), wood (8, 9%) and products of agricultural sector (4, 8%).

Foreign trade Turnover With Albania five months decreased by 44, 3% and amounted to twenty-two million dollars, While Imports From Albania increased by 64, 2% to 6, 7 million dollars. In the structure of imports was dominated by food and agricultural products (62, 8%), textiles and footwear (33, 7%).

With Montenegro Turnover in January-may fell by fifteen, 5%, to fifteen, 9 million dollars, Imports to Russia fell by 66, 6%, 1, $ 13 million. Main import goods were wine (71%), processed stone for construction (22%), drugs (5, 8%), products (1, 2%).

Trade With Iceland for the reporting period decreased by 40, 1%, amounting to 56, 5 million dollars, While Imports to the Russian Federation decreased by 36, 7%, to 51, 5 million. From Iceland to the Russian Federation during this period were exported fish and fish fillets (89%), floating beacons, medicines, canned food. Trade With Liechtenstein in January-may fell by 63, 4%, 2, $ 4 million, nearly the entire Volume occupied Imports (pharmaceuticals, animal feed, furniture).

The volume of Norwegian-Russian trade turnover for the five months decreased by 46, 4% and amounted to 485, 9 million dollars, Import - 65, 1% to 193, 1 million. The main share of imports From Norway amounted machinery and equipment (66, 5%), metals and products From them (15, 2%), and foodstuffs and agricultural raw materials - only a small share of 2, 9%.

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