Russian Parlament Members: half of the food in supermarkets should be produced in Russia

[senheiser]

MPs: half of the products in supermarkets should be produced in Russia

Society today at 12:22

Also, the MPs propose to reduce VAT on sales of products of domestic origin

A member of the party "Fair Russia" Oleg Nilov prepares a bill requiring trading food network to have on their shelves than 50% of domestic food production.

The initiator emphasizes that the document more adjustment is required, because, for example, in the winter of fruit and vegetable products in the Russian shops mainly imported. Therefore, the bill still be refined so that buyers feel comfortable.

"The law is intended to require retailers with orders to suppliers to reckon with domestic producers. Then we are much faster and more confident will go on a path of import substitution, and the system of production planning for the required products will be created in a shorter period of time", - quote "Izvestia" of the author of the bill.

Russian farmers who can increase production volumes in the right directions.


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[C130]

good for Russia.
food is no joke
just like people want to be energy independent you can say the same about food.

 

[senheiser]

sorry wrong section

 

[Cossack25A1]

Food product should always be produced locally because importing food from other countries is very expensive and most of the food are perishable goods, meaning that some of the food products may have long expired before reaching a port.

 

[Beidou2020]

I can't believe Russia has to rely on imports for agriculture.
Russia should be an agricultural superpower with all the fertile land that it has. If Russia is self-sufficient in oil, gas, coal, nuclear energy, industrial metals, precious metals, military weapons, space technology, why can't it be self-sufficient in agriculture?

 

[Jlaw]

Food product should always be produced locally because importing food from other countries is very expensive and most of the food are perishable goods, meaning that some of the food products may have long expired before reaching a port.

Except Canada. Cheaper to import fruits and veggies. Local produce cost more.