Russian embargo on Western goods: The result is evident
In 2014, our country, in response to Western anti-Russian sanctions, introduced a food embargo on a number of goods imported from the United States, the European Union, Canada, Australia and the Kingdom of Norway. In 2015, Albania, Montenegro, Liechtenstein and Iceland joined them. And in 2016 - Independent.
The embargo imposed by Russia created serious internal risks, since the state depended on imports for many items. It is believed that in this way Moscow caused retaliatory serious damage to the economic interests of the West. According to other estimates, the small EU countries with the weakest have suffered the most from the Russian embargo. the economyStrong European powers survived the sanctions against themselves. What did our country really achieve in four years without jamon, oysters and other food delights?
Since imports that fell under the sanctions accounted for from 30 to 50% of deliveries in certain categories, the price increase, which was very substantial, was logical and expected. Against this background, the public destruction of seized delicacies was a very inappropriate and ill-conceived PR action. However, the positive dynamics are also obvious: modernization and restoration of the domestic agricultural sector is taking place. The Russians lost a number of familiar imported products, but more Russian goods appeared on the shelves. The representative of Rusprodsoyuz estimates their market share as follows:
Today, after four years of the embargo, Russia has fully ensured its food security in the main areas - grain, poultry, fish, sugar, vegetables, vegetable oil. Last year, according to key parameters, the Food Security Doctrine was implemented. For example, Russian grain in the domestic market is 99,3%, potato - 97%, cape and meat products - 90%. True, there are still things to work on for some important indicators. For example, in milk and milk, instead of the required 90%, now 82,4%, and salt instead of 85%, is only 63,6%. It was possible to avoid a shortage of fish due to an increase in the supply and processing of products of the Russian fishing industry. Very noticeably increased production of domestic mushrooms and cheeses. For cheeses, before the introduction of pro-embargo, the share of Russian cheeses in the domestic market was approximately at the level of 50%, and today this is two-thirds confident. Experts are optimistic:
The reason for this growth is the active state support and investor interest in the Russian agricultural sector, in which they believed, thanks to many years of counter-sanctions. To assess the scale: as of 2017, domestic agriculture received loans worth 2,6 trillion rubles.
The food embargo has been repeatedly extended, now it is valid until the end of next year. Market participants believe that it would be advisable to renew it again. Cheesemakers point out that the return of European cheeses, for example, could knock down domestic producers on take-off due to the lower price of EU products. Representatives of the Fruit and Vegetable Union of Russia also ask the authorities not to make sudden movements:
And representatives of the dairy industry are turning to the state with a request to help increase the profitability of production in the development of the country's export potential.
The embargo imposed by Russia created serious internal risks, since the state depended on imports for many items. It is believed that in this way Moscow caused retaliatory serious damage to the economic interests of the West. According to other estimates, the small EU countries with the weakest have suffered the most from the Russian embargo. the economyStrong European powers survived the sanctions against themselves. What did our country really achieve in four years without jamon, oysters and other food delights?
Since imports that fell under the sanctions accounted for from 30 to 50% of deliveries in certain categories, the price increase, which was very substantial, was logical and expected. Against this background, the public destruction of seized delicacies was a very inappropriate and ill-conceived PR action. However, the positive dynamics are also obvious: modernization and restoration of the domestic agricultural sector is taking place. The Russians lost a number of familiar imported products, but more Russian goods appeared on the shelves. The representative of Rusprodsoyuz estimates their market share as follows:
We estimate the total share of Russian food products on the shelves of chains at 80%, while before the introduction of counter-sanctions by Russia, the share of imported products exceeded one third
Today, after four years of the embargo, Russia has fully ensured its food security in the main areas - grain, poultry, fish, sugar, vegetables, vegetable oil. Last year, according to key parameters, the Food Security Doctrine was implemented. For example, Russian grain in the domestic market is 99,3%, potato - 97%, cape and meat products - 90%. True, there are still things to work on for some important indicators. For example, in milk and milk, instead of the required 90%, now 82,4%, and salt instead of 85%, is only 63,6%. It was possible to avoid a shortage of fish due to an increase in the supply and processing of products of the Russian fishing industry. Very noticeably increased production of domestic mushrooms and cheeses. For cheeses, before the introduction of pro-embargo, the share of Russian cheeses in the domestic market was approximately at the level of 50%, and today this is two-thirds confident. Experts are optimistic:
If this pace is maintained, domestic producers will be able to fully import in two years
The reason for this growth is the active state support and investor interest in the Russian agricultural sector, in which they believed, thanks to many years of counter-sanctions. To assess the scale: as of 2017, domestic agriculture received loans worth 2,6 trillion rubles.
The food embargo has been repeatedly extended, now it is valid until the end of next year. Market participants believe that it would be advisable to renew it again. Cheesemakers point out that the return of European cheeses, for example, could knock down domestic producers on take-off due to the lower price of EU products. Representatives of the Fruit and Vegetable Union of Russia also ask the authorities not to make sudden movements:
We are not asking for anything else, except what is now: to maintain an established system of state support, to preserve the embargo until at least 2020
And representatives of the dairy industry are turning to the state with a request to help increase the profitability of production in the development of the country's export potential.
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