Annual losses of European farmers from Russian counter-sanctions amount to at least €5 billion, in 2014, the agribusiness, the EU has a shortfall of about €20 billion, according to November 10 Life, citing data from selhozzapchastey of the European Commission.

The volume of European exports fell from €11.8 billion in 2013 to €5.6 billion in 2016. However, from may 2016 to August 2017, the year agroeksport from Europe to Russia increased compared to the same period last year by 14% (€773 million) to €6,29 billion.

This is due to the fact that increased exports do not fall under Russian counter-sanctions of European agricultural products: chocolate, wine, liqueurs and seeds of crops. However, European farmers are unable to export to Russia dairy products, pork, beef, vegetables and fruit.

So, with the 2014 agribusiness of Europe received less of the order of €20 billion, the figures for the last four years was almost two times lower than in 2013 (€11.8 billion). According to the Deputy of the European Parliament from Belgium Hilda Vaytsman, European farmers annually lose at least €5 billion.

In this regard, she appealed to the European Commission with the question of what do members of the EU to minimize the costs of Russian kontrsanktsy.

"The Commission is considering whether financial compensation to the victims of the sanctions to farmers in anticipation of the full restoration of trade relations? What measures does the Commission to support the agricultural sector?" asks in the letter Hutsman.However, the European Commission on parliamentary inquiry is not yet answered. The press service of the Commission, the newspaper reported that the response will be published in due course.

Recall, the US sanctions and the EU against Russia was introduced in 2014 on the backdrop of civil war in Ukraine and the reunification of the Crimea with Russia. Response was an embargo on the importation of food from countries that supported sanctions against Russia.