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Almost 20 MT of Apples and Pears Destroyed in Tomsk

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Employees of the Rosselkhoznadzor and Tomsk customs found 19.5 tonnes of apples and pears in the logistics centre of the municipality of Zorkaltsev which were prohibited from being imported into the territory of the Russian Federation.

The fruits subject to sanctions have been destroyed, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, as reported by the PR service of the Tomsk customs. The boxes containing apples and pears had their labels destroyed, and a number of stickers were allegedly added confirming the “Russian” origin of the fruit.

However, during the inspection of the 14.105 tonnes of apples and 5,376 tonnes of pears, employees of the Rosselkhoznadzor found that “part of the packaging still contained labels indicating the the true country of origin of the apples was Poland and that of the pears was Belgium,” said the statement.

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United States Widen Sanctions against Russia

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The United States broadened the sanction list against Russia related to developments in Ukraine, the US Treasury Department said in its statement December 20.

Seven individuals, several dozens of organizations and two vessels under the Russian flag were included into the list. Nine regional units of Russian gas producer Novatek are now in the sanction list. Furthermore, Crimean Ports, Crimean Railways, Stroiproekt Institute, Transflot, and others are in the hit list as well.  Marshal Zhukov and Stalingrad, two vessels bearing the Russian flag and subjected to sanctions, belong to Transflot company.

Moscow reserves the right to choose the time, venue and form of counter-moves to US sanctions, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Tass Tuesday, commenting on the move.

“We will be expanding our lists, we will see how we can respond asymmetrically. We reserve the right to choose the timing, the venue and form of counter-moves the way that will suit us, and the way it will be relevant to our own priorities in the American direction,” he said.

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EU Extends Sanctions against Russia

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On 19 December 2016, the Council prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy until 31 July 2017.

These measures were introduced on 31 July 2014 initially for one year in response to Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine. They were reinforced in September 2014. They target the financial, energy and defence sectors, and the area of dual-use goods.

On 19 March 2015, the European Council agreed to link the duration of the sanctions to the complete implementation of the Minsk agreements, which was foreseen to take place by 31 December 2015.

Since the Minsk agreements were not fully implemented by 31 December 2015, the Council extended the sanctions until 31 July 2016, and on 1 July 2016, until 31 January 2017. Having assessed the implementation of the Minsk agreements at the European Council meeting of 15 December, the EU heads of state and government paved the way to renew the sanctions for a further six months, until 31 July 2017. The Council formalised this decision on 19 December 2016 by written procedure and as it is the rule for all decisions on prolongation of restrictive measures, unanimously.

The European Union extended economic sanctions against Russia by six months on Monday after completing the legislative process for a decision endorsed last week by national leaders at an EU summit.

Sanctions introduced in July 2014 in response to Russian action in Ukraine will now run until July 31, 2017, the European Council confirmed in a statement.

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BevialeMoscow 2017

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BevialeMoscow

February 28-March 2, 2017

Crocus Expo, Moscow

The second international trade fair in Russia covering the entire beverage production and marketing value chain takes place from 6 to 8 October 2015 in the form of Beviale Moscow. As an offshoot of the BrauBeviale exhibition in Nuremberg, it is taking the successful Beviale family recipe to the Russian market. Internationally renowned exhibitors will be devising innovative, locally adapted solutions through direct communication with Russian customers. The right trade fair at the right time: Revenue from beverage and milk production is expected to increase by more than 60 per cent in Russia by 2018. The Eastern European beverage market in general promises growth in every area from liquid dairy products to special beers. This trend means the demand for international expertise will continue to increase.

For more information see: www.beviale-moscow.com

Prodexpo 2017

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  Prodexpo 

  February 6-10, 2017

  Expocentre, Moscow

 

PRODEXPO is the largest annual specialized exhibition in Russia and Eastern Europe. For more than 20 years, it has determined the development of the domestic food industry. Over the years of its existence, the PRODEXPO exhibition has played an important role in stimulating the Russian food industry. Promoting high-quality foodstuffs to the domestic market, the PRODEXPO trade show contributes to implementing high-priority federal projects aimed at improving the quality of life of the Russian citizens. The program of the exhibition includes seminars, conferences, master classes.

More information www.prod-expo.ru

Fruit Logistica 2017

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  Fruit Logistica

  4-6 February

  Messe Berlin GmbH, Messedamm 22, Berlin, Germany

More than 2,600 exhibitors and 62,000 trade visitors attend Fruit Logistica every year. They see it as the ideal place to establish and build the personal trust which is so essential for dealing successfully in perishable products such as fresh fruit and vegetables. FRUIT LOGISTICA covers every single sector of the fresh produce business and provides a complete picture of the latest innovations, products and services at every link in the international supply chain. It thus offers superb networking and contact opportunities to the key decision-makers in every sector of the industry.

The entire spectrum of the fresh fruit and vegetable sector:

  • Fresh fruit and vegetables
  • Dried fruit and nuts
  • Packaging and labelling
  • Transport and logistical systems
  • Produce handling and storage
  • Press and media
  • Computer and internet solutions
  • Cultivation systems

More information www.fruitlogistica.de

Illegally Turkish Imported Vegetables into Russia

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A batch of Turkish cucumbers and vegetables, which were labeled as Armenian, have been destroyed by Russian authorities. The batch hadn’t been documented by the state service for food safety and didn’t receive a phytosanitary certificate. The batch of illegally imported vegetables were discovered by food inspection authorities in Russia.

“We also clarified that it was discovered in a retail network rather on the border, meaning theoretically I do not rule out the possibility that something might have been sold under an Armenian label, taking into account that the Armenian production is prestigious in terms of quality”, she said.

No evidence has of yet been release confirming the claim that the vegetables were indeed from Armenia. The total volume of the vegetables illegally imported were 6,083 kg, composed of cucumbers and tomatoes. Since the importers didn’t have the proper food safety forms the Russian authorities were forced to destroy the batch.

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Lenta Announces the Opening of 11 New Stores Previously Operating under the K-Ruoka Brand

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Lenta, (LSE, MOEX: LNTA) one of the largest retail chains in Russia, is pleased to announce the opening of 11 new stores acquired during the purchase of the Kesko food retail business in Russia (“KFR”), previously operating under the K-Ruoka brand.

10 hypermarkets and one supermarket are opening today in Saint-Petersburg and the Leningrad region, now operating under the Lenta brand.

The total selling space of new Lenta stores is 40,0231sq.m, of which 39,657 sq.m is owned and 2,366 sq.m is rented. In terms of size and layout, the stores are compatible with existing Lenta compact and supercompact hypermarket formats, and all of the store locations are strategically complementary to Lenta’s existing stores in Saint-Petersburg and the Leningrad region. All stores are opened 24 hours, 7 days a week.

These new openings bring the total number of Lenta stores to 180 hypermarkets in 77 cities across Russia and 44 supermarkets in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Lenta is the largest hypermarket chain in Russia (in terms of selling space) and the country’s fifth largest retail chain (in terms of 2015 sales). The Company was founded in 1993 in St. Petersburg. Lenta operates 180 hypermarkets in 77 cities across Russia and 44 supermarkets in Moscow and St. Petersburg, with a total of approximately 1,089,165 sq.m of selling space. The average Lenta hypermarket store has selling space of approximately 5,800 sq.m. The average Lenta supermarket store has selling space of approximately 1,000 sq.m. The Company operates seven owned distribution centres.

The Company’s price-led hypermarket formats are differentiated in terms of their promotion and pricing strategies as well as their local product assortment. The Company employed approximately 34,134 people as of 30 June 20162.

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Russia Approves State Qid to Fruit and Veg Processors

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree which approves the list of agricultural products that will benefit from state aid granted to organizations involved in their processing. This was reported by the press service of the Russian government.

According to the document, the list includes, in particular, processed and preserved fruit and vegetables and other agricultural products.

“The approval of the list will allow the state to provide support in the development of agriculture, increasing the availability of credit resources for organizations and individual entrepreneurs devoted to the processing of agricultural products,” said the document.

Also, the report says that state support will be exclusively provided to organizations for which the sale of these products generates at least 70% of their annual income.

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More Greenhouse Vegetables in Russia

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Russian greenhouse complexes continue to increase the gross harvest of vegetables, according to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. The total yield of greenhouse vegetable as of November 29 amounted to 607,100 MT in the whole country, which is 31% more than the year before. In particular, the yield of cucumber increased by 23% and amounted to 409,400 MT. Total harvest of tomatoes amounted to 182,500 tons, which is 53% more than the same period last year.

The Ministry of Agriculture suggests postponing lifting the ban for Turkish tomatoes import until 2018-19 to protect Russian tomatoes production. After the ban, tomatoes production increased by 35%.  Just to compare, in 2012 Russian tomatoes had the share of the market 17% and in 2016 it is expected to be 40%.

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