Russians already hurt by Western food import ban
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/08/13/russia-western-food-import-ban-sanctions-kraine/13999577/
MOSCOW
- Russians are already paying a price - literally - for the ban on food
imports from Europe and the United States that Russia imposed last week
to retaliate for American and European economic sanctions.Suppliers
and consumers are facing shortages and price hikes on staples such as
fish and fruit, as well as gourmet items such as Italian Parmesan and
French Brie cheese.Suppliers have raised prices for some fish by
20-36%, one of Russia's biggest retailers, X5 Retail Group, complained
to Russia's government, the Kommersant business daily reported on
Wednesday. Suppliers reported shortages and higher prices for fruit,
retailers braced for milk prices to go up, and some meat suppliers were
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