Restrictions on the import of agricultural products from Armenia to Russia have practically not affected the Russian market, Dmitry Vostrikov, Executive Director of the Russian Association of Food Producers and Suppliers (Rusprodsoyuz), told RIA Novosti.

“These restrictions have practically not affected the Russian market, neither in terms of assortment nor in terms of prices. Rather, the main blow has been inflicted on Armenian producers, for whom Russia was practically the only sales market for a number of categories,” Vostrikov said. According to him, the share of Armenian products in Russian imports was just 1 to 7 percent, depending on the category.

Therefore, the restrictions were virtually imperceptible to Russian consumers and did not lead to significant changes in prices or assortment in Russia. Since the summer, Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) has imposed restrictions on the supply of individual types of Armenian products.

The head of Rosselkhoznadzor, Sergey Dankvert, had explained these measures by the lack of effective quality control among Armenian producers.