Russian authorities are discussing the possibility of setting quotas on vegetable import during the off-season period, in order to support domestic producers of vegetables grown under cover, reports “Expert Online”. According to the executive director of the association “Russian Green-houses” Natalia Rogova, this idea had been considered during the discussion of the program of greenhouse facilities development, that had passed in the Ministry of Agriculture as part of the discussion of the State program of the agricultural development for the period 2013—2020.
Russian producers emphasize that despite higher quality, Russian production won’t be able to compete with cheap vegetables from Turkey, Spain, Iran and other countries. According to Natalia Rogova, the problem of quota settings can be solved in the proximate 2 or 3 years.
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