Belarus also bans the import of fruit and vegetables from Serbia

Published 2022년 2월 2일

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Belarus has extended its food embargo to include EU countries, including Serbia and Liechtenstein, with effect from January 1, 2022. This move is expected to impact Serbian fruit and vegetable growers, who export a small volume to Belarus, by estimatedly losing €1.9 million. Despite the potential impact on Serbia, it is not expected to significantly affect Belarus, as Serbia is not a major supplier of fruits and vegetables to the country. Belarusian consumers are now facing higher prices for lower quality produce.
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Original content

According to EastFruit analysts, Belarus has decided to expand the list of countries subject to the food embargo, i.e. a ban on the import of food products including fruits and vegetables. From January 1, 2022, Belarus will ban its importers from purchasing fruit and vegetables and some other products in EU countries, as well as in some other countries in Europe and the world. The expansion of the list of countries from which imports for Belarusian companies are prohibited came quite unexpectedly. Serbia and Liechtenstein were added to the list. The surprise is that Serbia is not yet a member of the European Union, that it is considered a friendly country in Russia and that even Russia has not banned Serbia from marketing fruit and vegetables. Incidentally, Serbia remains one of the largest exporters of fruit to the Russian market. Liechtenstein, although not a member of the EU, is not a supplier of fruit and vegetables, so its inclusion in the list is of course symbolic. Perhaps ...
Source: AGF

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