Russian self-sufficiency - announcements of further import restrictions

The government of the Russian Federation has approved another support program for the development of fruit production for the years 2020 - 2022. The main goal is to achieve the guidelines of the Russian Food Safety Doctrine. It means 60% of the country's food self-sufficiency. There are also further plans to limit imports. According to Russian data, the country's self-sufficiency in the production of fruit and vegetables at the end of 2019 was 38.7%. According to officials, this is definitely not enough. As a curiosity, it is worth adding that Germany's self-sufficiency in the same category is only 30%. Russia produced about 1 million tons of apples last season. This season it will be approximately 920,000 tons. It is still a long way from being self-sufficient. Russia is still the world's largest importer of apples by weight. The document contains a number of actions and solutions aimed at both increasing domestic production and stimulating the export of agricultural crops from ...