Russia is to limit import of vegetables and fruits from Belarus starting from October 20

Rosselhoznadzor informed Minselhozprod that starting from October 20 limitations on import of plant products from Belarus are introduced. The decision is made after several warnings about re-export.

Starting from October 20, Russia will impose restrictions on the import of plant products from our country. The ban applies only to indeterminate products.

This decision came after a series of warnings about the re-export of banned Western food through Belarus, Euroradio informs.

"We are not talking about the entire plant production, - clarified press secretary of Rosselhoznadzor Yulia Trofimova. – We are banning from import only plant products without labeling. Because there are facts: in 2 months there were more than 80 attempts to import plant products, which could not be identified."

It should be recalled that in August Russia banned the import into their territories of foodstuffs from the European Union, the USA, Canada, Norway and Australia, which had introduced sanctions against it. Ban  also covers fruit and vegetables.