The president of the National Fruit and Vegetable Union Sergey Korolyov said that his department proposed to ban the importation of frozen French fries from Russia to countries that supported anti-Russian sanctions. Last year the country imported 94% of all frozen French fries, RT reports.. This year the situation has changed - in Russia there were own capacities for the production of favorite delicacies from fast food - enterprises will be able to produce 110 thousand. tons of products in 2018, while the market volume is estimated at 106 thousand. tons.

In an appeal sent by the National Fruit and Vegetable Union to the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, it is emphasized that the introduction of a ban on imports of frozen potatoes will support domestic producers and will help create jobs in new enterprises. In addition, the safety and quality of French fries will grow, which is important for the end user. The US and its allies, which joined the US restrictive measures against Russia. The State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, Industry and Entrepreneurship approved the draft law on counter-attacks on May 11, 2018.