Vehicles loaded with Russian cucumbers and tomatoes have been noticed within the Polish city of Bronisze, Berliner Zeitung stories
Poland continues to import Russian greens regardless of wide-ranging EU sanctions in opposition to Moscow, Berliner Zeitung reported this week.
In keeping with the newspaper, dozens of vehicles are consistently arriving on the wholesale market within the Polish city of Bronisze on the outskirts of Warsaw, loaded with Russian cucumbers and tomatoes. The cucumbers are priced at 55 zloty ($ 12.48) for five kilos, which is properly beneath the price of EU-produced greens, the outlet famous.
Greens have grow to be more and more costly in current months, with native farmers struggling to fulfill greater vitality prices to energy their greenhouses. Official statistics present annual inflation in Poland accelerated in February to 18.four%, the very best since 1996 and one of many highest ranges within the EU, with meals costs and vitality prices rising on the quickest tempo. Latest media stories citing police knowledge declare that Poland has registered a 31% development in shoplifting crimes at meals shops because the worth spikes.
In precept, Russian meals imports aren’t banned by EU sanctions. In keeping with the European Council, merchandise primarily meant for human consumption are exempt from export and import restrictions. Nonetheless, many nations have halted their enterprise from Russia and stopped buying and selling with Russian exporters all through the previous yr. Additionally, a few of the restrictions have made monetary transactions with Russian entities and the transportation of products from Russia troublesome.
Nonetheless, in line with the German outlet, Polish importers are keen to make an effort to acquire low cost Russian merchandise.
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Poland will not be the one European nation at the moment struggling to maintain meals cabinets in supermarkets stuffed. British grocery shops have just lately began to ration greens attributable to shortages, which prompted Meals and Atmosphere Secretary Therese Coffey to counsel that buyers go for seasonal, home-grown greens like turnips as a substitute of pining for imported tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin just lately steered that European nations ought to flip to Russia to deal with meals shortages.
“Turnips are a great product, however you’ll in all probability have to show to [Russia] for turnips too, as a result of our crop stage nonetheless considerably exceeds these of our neighbors in Europe.”
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