The Ministry of agriculture of Russia requested the Rosselkhoznadzor to conduct a more thorough tracking of apples coming from Belarus. The agencies have a suspicion that Belarusian apples re - export from Poland, write "news".

National fruit and vegetable Alliance has provided statistics according to which import of apples from Belarus increased by 104%, to 175 thousand tons in 2014 and 134% to 411 thousand tons in the past. Such data results the Federal customs service. However, after the introduction of Russia's counter-sanctions against EU imports of apples in Belarus has increased five times.

Experts believe that today the Russians are faced with re-export of Polish apples on the territory of our country. Executive Director of the National horticultural Union Mikhail Glushkov emphasized that the import of fruit, particularly apples, from Belarus cannot grow endlessly, "can't trade to evolve as fast." He said that the national statistics Committee on the dispatch of apples to Russia and our data of the Federal customs service (FCS) differ plus from Belarus to Russia come in the same varieties of apples that used to come from Poland".

Recall, Russian President Vladimir Putin extended the food embargo until 31 December 2017. On the official Internet portal of legal information published a document stating: "In order to protect the national interests of the Russian Federation and in accordance with the laws "On special economic measures" and "About safety" I decide to extend from 6 August 2016 to 31 December 2017 the action of certain special economic measures stipulated by the decree of the President dated 6 August 2014 and extended by the decree of 24 June 2015."