( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “27-nation bloc.” The European Commission wants to prevent Russia from using agriculture products as a tool to wreak havoc on the E.U. market. [CutID: <Cuts> EU-RUSSIAN-GRAIN-house-q-FRIam.mp3 Time: 26s Title: EU-RUSSIAN-GRAIN-house-q-FRIam Out-cue: 27-nation bloc] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. ———————— VERBATIM: The commission will impose tariffs on grain imports […]
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EU to impose tariffs on Russian grain
( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “27-nation bloc.”
The European Commission wants to prevent Russia from using agriculture products as a tool to wreak havoc on the E.U. market.
[CutID: <Cuts> EU-RUSSIAN-GRAIN-house-q-FRIam.mp3
Time: 26s
Title: EU-RUSSIAN-GRAIN-house-q-FRIam
Out-cue: 27-nation bloc]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The commission will impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus. Imports of cereals, oilseeds and derived products from Russia and its Belarus ally are just about 1% of the overall size of the EU market. But with angry farmers already worried by the increase of cheap Ukrainian imports, the EU fears Russia will be encouraged to take advantage of the tense situation to further destabilize the 27-nation bloc.