The Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation is considering lifting of the ban on the import into Russia of fry for aquaculture production, reports the news Agency PRIME with reference to the words of the Deputy Minister of agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitri Yuriev.
The official said that the Agency jointly with the Federal fishery Agency is considering this question, and the rest of the week should be prepared proposals on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich to amend the sanctions list.
Today the media with reference to Fishing Union of Russia reported that the Russian Federation will not be able to grow salmon because of the ban on the import of fry. "Because of the sanctions on the border stopped the importation of planting material (smalt) for the cultivation of Atlantic salmon in the Murmansk region", - said the representative of "Fish Union" Konstantin Leonov.
In "Fish the Union" report that salmon aquaculture is produced mainly in the North-West region of Russian companies "Russian salmon" and "Russian sea - aquaculture". According to the organization, this year the Russian aquaculture will be able to close only 10% of the needs of the Russian market in chilled salmon. However, for the next 4-5 years in the plans was to grow about 70 thousand tons of salmon in the Murmansk region - about one-third of the volume of the import substitution program.
It became known yesterday that the Federal Antimonopoly service of Russia (FAS) and accept changes to the sanctions list of products according to the monitoring results. This was stated by the head of the control of agro-industrial complex Anna Microcinema pass "Vedomosti". "In the course of expert advice, we plan to discuss those measures, which are directed to the saturation of the market, including in terms of changes in the list of goods in respect of which ban", - said Microcinema. She also noted that the Agency also plans to initiate reduction of import customs duties on the goods in respect of which the ban and which are necessary in order to saturate the domestic market".
Translated by the service Yandeks.perevod"
