Russian fruit and berry self-sufficiency are hindered due to export dumps

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Russian efforts to reach 60 percent domestic produce of vegetables and fruits are hindered by the import of dumping which prevents the country from providing adequate food security. Even with the support of the government, only 47% of the products that were that were sold on Russian shelves in 2013 were local According to the deputy minister of Agriculture Andrey Razin, speaking at a roundtable held in the Federation Council on December 12.

Sergey Mitin, the First Vice-Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Agricultural and Food Policy Commented about the current situation and noted that self-sufficiency has not reached the level of theory of food security. The imports industry continues to be the dominant force and make it difficult selling local fruits and berry items during the time of peak harvest. For the past five years, the manufacturing costs of fruit rose by around 60%, whereas the price of selling them only increased by 30percent..

Andrey Razin emphasized the need for an additional 52,000 acres of perennial plantations for a greater yield of berries and fruits to 2.2 million tonnes.

source: fontanka.ru

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