The EU Is Considering Banning Russian Vodka And Caviar

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Video: 'EU-Russia go together like vodka-caviar' 2024, November
The EU Is Considering Banning Russian Vodka And Caviar
The EU Is Considering Banning Russian Vodka And Caviar
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The European Union is considering banning caviar and vodka imports from Russia as part of new sanctions imposed on the country over the turbulent situation in Ukraine.

If the ban becomes a fact, Russian vodka and caviar, which are iconic products for the country, will not be imported into EU countries, and it is believed that this sanction will shake their economy.

However, Moscow has not shown that it is intimidated by the Union's threats. Russia, meanwhile, has announced it will impose a new label on vodka produced in the country.

The old marking from Vodka up to 0.5 liters will be replaced with the marking Vodka up to 0.375 liters and vodka up to 0.5 liters.

Russian vodka
Russian vodka

The change of labels was adopted by the Russian authorities on March 1 this year, and the bottles with the old labels must be cleared from the market by November 1.

A study of our markets shows that this year Bulgarians preferred to eat more often luxury foods such as caviar, instead of the traditional dishes for our table such as stuffed peppers.

Our otherwise favorite moussaka and stuffed peppers were replaced by dishes such as Russian caviar, shrimp and mussels. This shows that the taste of the Bulgarian has changed a lot lately.

The data are from the study of the fish and aquaculture market, prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Midi
Midi

Imports of canned luxury goods jumped by about 30%. An increase is also observed in the export of our fishery products abroad. We have sold 200% more rapani and about 120% more mussels abroad.

Experts even predict that next year there will be a boom of mussel farms in the country. Many of them will be supported by European development funds.

This year, seafood and fish in Bulgaria reached record prices due to lower catches and reduced quotas. This year, the price of seafood jumped by an average of 15%.

The biggest catch in Bulgaria is sprat and sprat, which form 90% of the total catch of the country. Great interest is also observed in the white sand mussel, whose yield has jumped by as much as 1000% to 10.6 tons.

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