Monitoring of agri-food trade developments between Belarus and Russia in 2014
The report aims at analyzing recent trends in Belarus export to Russia in relation to the embargo that Russia imposed on food products of EU origin in August, 2014. Report focuses on trends in meat and dairy products exports which are key Belarusian export products, as well as fruits and vegetables export. Results show that Belarus benefited from the embargo only in the short-run. Already in November, Belarus agri-food export suffered reduction due to technical barriers that Russia introduced to prevent re-export of banned EU products even in processed form. Consequently, positive effect in annual terms can be observed only by some dairy products, fruits and vegetables. Export of the later grew throughout the whole year due to re-export schemes, fuelled by less costly customs procedures in Belarus compared to Russia.
The report is prepared within AGRICISTRADE research project.