On the principle of reciprocity

The head of the Duma Committee on financial market Anatoly Aksakov noted that the restrictive measures should be renewed in response to the decision of the West.

According to him, predamage "introduces the principle of reciprocity" and stimulates the development of domestic production.

"Recently, our agriculture, processing of agricultural products is actively developing these solutions. And if before a significant volume of imported pork, beef, chicken, grain products, fruits, and now we began to produce more and accordingly only benefit from this", — said the politician.

Farmers support the decision

The extension of the food embargo confirms the policy of import substitution and will not entail any changes to the business, which has long been accustomed to the new realities, the Executive Director of the Association of producers and suppliers of food products Dmitry Vostrikov.

That the extension of the counter indicates the continuation of the policy of the government to support farmers, said the President of the Horticultural Union, Sergei Korolev.

"When making investment decisions, our entrepreneurs, our companies, of course, will focus, in particular, and the decision of the President," he said.

The favourable influence of food embargo on Russian meat producers said the head of Executive Committee of National meat Association Sergey Yushin. According to him, the industry not only reduce imports, but actively entering foreign market.

History of contracti

The head of state on 6 August 2014 signed a decree banning the importation of certain agricultural products, raw materials and food from countries that have applied sanctions against Russia: US, EU States, Canada, Australia and Norway. As a result, under the ban were meat, sausages, fish and seafood, vegetables, fruits, dairy products. As the preservation of Western sanctions, Russia also extended and your response.