date:Aug 19, 2014
nock-on effects would extend beyond this growing season.
The EU funding will cover produce such as tomatoes, apples, cauliflowers, mushrooms, grapes, cucumbers, strawberries and blackcurrants, which lack storage options and have no immediate alternative markets to make up for the absence of Russia.
Prices for these perishable products have been hit hard by the crisis, falling by up to 90 percent in some cases. Prices for other products targeted by the ban are also coming under intense pressure