Russia has banned the import of fruit from 31 Belarusian enterprises. The restrictions are valid from February 14.
On February 24, the agency published an explanation of restrictive measures against Belarusian producers.
Belarusian enterprises are subject to restrictions in Russia due to “poor quality, dangerous or illegally imported products,” Rosselkhoznadzor notes. This, in turn, “raises certain doubts about the effectiveness of the functioning of the system of state veterinary and phytosanitary supervision” of the Belarusian-Russian “Union State”.
Rosselkhoznadzor has claims to Belarus over the following:
The embargo on the Belarusian milk in Russia began operating on February 26. Rosselkhoznadzor prohibits the importation into Russia of all dairy products from Belarus. Restrictions apply to regular milk and cream, and their dry analogs, as well as whey.
According to economist Leanid Zaika, the milk conflict between Russia and Belarus is not a war, but a result of competition on the Russian market. And Belarusians are losing this competition, too, because of the quality of the products.