European agriculture loses nearly $6 billion due to Russian sanctions

Revenue from European Union countries in the field of agricultural exports decreased by about 6 billion USD due to the imposition of sanctions against Russia.

Polish farmers suffer losses because they cannot export apples to Russia.

European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan announced this to Sputnik news agency on Friday.

"€5.3 billion (US$5.9 billion) worth of exports disappeared. This is complete destruction," Hogan said in response to the question: how do EU sanctions against Russia affect agricultural production in Europe?

According to Sputniknews