Russian embargo harms Greece

Greece appears to be the first state of the EU that is feeling the consequences of Moscow's response to the sanctions the West has placed her about the situation in Ukraine. 

Greek farmers are desperate because prices are falling at maximum fruit and warn that if it continues for a long time the Russian embargo consequences would be disastrous for the Gross Domestic Product of the country. 

They require that the compensation paid by Brussels. According to the Ministry of Commerce, none of the messages coming from Russia is not canceled, but while Greek fruits and vegetables are not charged. 

Only one of the prefectures of the Peloponnese over 9000 tons of rotting peaches risk. Concern is also great for olives, strawberry, fruit juice concentrate, for Canning as well as kiwis, as more than 50% of the production of this fruit has the Russian market destination. 

Meanwhile there are fears it will return the messages to make cloaks that Russian traders after Vladimir Putin's presidential order to respond to the EU sanctions to embargo imports of the food for a year of many Western European countries. 

The fear is that domestic producers lose the Greek market will require farmers from Argentina, Chile and Turkey know very well that Russia is one of the largest consumers of fruits and vegetables that are exported from the EU. 

Although Greece has bilateral trade with Russia, the Greek farmers are alarmed and ask government to negotiate with the Russian side. In the next few hours will have a clearer picture after Moscow will determine exactly measures against any EU country. According to Eurostat Greek exports in fruits and vegetables to Russia years seized 108 million euros figures.