Cuba starts delivering shrimps to Russia

MOSCOW, August 10 /TASS/. Russia has allowed six Cuban companies to start delivering shrimps to Russia as of July 24, 2015, according to Alexey Alekseyenko, assistant to the head of Rosselkhoznadzor, a federal body that exercises veterinary and phyto-sanitary control over agricultural imports into Russia. They are the first Cuban enterprises, whose produce is subject to control by veterinary bodies, which will start supplying shrimps to Russia, Alekseyenko explained. "Cuba has never been a major exporter of sea foods into Russia but we are going to accept the guarantees of its veterinary service," Alekseyenko told TASS on Monday. Cuban deliveries to Russia will include various sorts of shrimps, including peeled shrimps, crusted shrimps; live, cooled and frozen shrimps; steamed or boiled shrimps, dry shrimps, salty or pickled shrimps. Alekseyenko said Russia was planning to expand the geography of deliveries. Iran will start supplying fish and fish products to Russia on a regular basis late in August. It has already supplied a pilot batch of sea foods (30 tonnes) to Russia. Read more