PERU fishing with guts to report…
Russia resumes today announced that imports of Peruvian fish a total of 18 vendors after Moscow yesterday banned food supplies from the US and EU in response to Western sanctions.
“Considering the interest of Peru to expand their food supplies, the Russian Agricultural Inspection Service and Livestock (SIAG) considered possible resumption of imports of fish from 18 processing factories Peruvian Fish” Russia, SIAG reported in a statement.
The ministry added that this approval is conditional on the guarantees provided by the Peruvian side Russians health services are met.
The SIAG also requested Peru inspect their dairy plants in order to determine whether they meet the requirements of Russia and the Customs Union (formed in addition to Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan) to enter the Russian market.
Peru has joined the Latin American countries with which Moscow agreed to increase food exports following the ban on imports of a range of food products from the United States and the European Union, among others.
Another country that expressed its willingness to extend the list of food suppliers to Russia was Brazil, possibly one of the main beneficiaries of Russia's decision to impose an embargo on food in the EU and the US and whose representatives met with the SIAG Director Sergey Dankvert.
“Taking into account the provision of veterinary services Brazilians to provide the necessary guarantees, the SIAG is ready to consider increasing the number of its suppliers” from the South American country, according to the note.
Dankvert also met yesterday with Ecuador, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay ambassadors in Moscow.
Russia struck yesterday Western food industry by prohibiting the importation of beef, pork, vegetables, fruits, poultry, fish, cheese, milk and dairy products from the European Union, United States, Australia, Canada and Norway.
Only in the case of the EU, Russia's main trading partner, agrifood imports brushed 12,000 million euros last year, of which about 5,250 million related to the now banned products, according to EU sources.
SOURCE: Elcomercio.pe
