EU MOVES TO MINIMISE EFFECTS OF RUSSIAN FOOD EMBARGO
August 1st, 2014
The European Commission is poised to intervene in Europe’s fruit and vegetable markets following Moscow’s food embargo and may withdraw supplies of vegetables to avoid a collapse in prices, a Commission spokesman told just-food.comRoger Waite, a spokesman for the Commission, said the measures would be proposed within days and could also include free distribution of vegetables to charitable groups.“Perishable vegetables are the sectors where the impact is the most urgent - we are in season for these products, and suddenly a market has been lost.” said Mr ...
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