Sunday 10 August 2014

Factbox: Details of food imports sanctioned by Russia


The sanctions affect the 28 European Union members, the United States, Canada, Australia and non-EU member Norway.
They cover all meat, fish, poultry, dairy, fruit and vegetables. Food items that are not covered mostly include commodities such as tea, coffee, sugar, grains and seed oil.
Russia imported about $39 billion worth of food last year from all countries, about $23.5 billion of which was in categories affected by the sanctions. From the countries covered by the sanctions, Russia imported $17.2 billion worth of food, of which $9.2 was in the affected categories.
Food is only a small part of Russia's trade with the West: total imports from countries covered by the ban were $155.3 billion in 2013, according to U.N. data.
The ban is valid from Aug. 7 and will last for one year.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/07/us-ukraine-crisis-russia-sanctions-factb-idUSKBN0G71NJ20140807

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