{"id":198595,"date":"2026-08-04T19:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/198595\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T19:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:05:13","slug":"latvia-expands-ban-on-imports-from-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/198595\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvia expands ban on imports from Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 4, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Latvia has expanded its ban on the import of agricultural products and animal feeds from Belarus and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ban previously applied to grain crops, vegetables, fruit and some categories of animal feed, LSM<\/em> reported. Now it has been extended to live animals; fish and fish products; dairy products; milling industry products; oilseeds; meat products; processed fruit and vegetable products; all types of feed products; coffee, tea and spices; certain types of animal and vegetable fats and oils; sugar, molasses and by-products of sugar production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latvia\u2019s government updated the list based on the current statistics of import from Belarus and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latvia imported agricultural products, animal feeds and food worth a total of \u20ac24.9 million from Russia and Belarus in the first seven months of 2026, LSM<\/em> said. The import of agricultural goods and feeds amounted to \u20ac18.3 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latvian authorities are reportedly drafting proposals to ban other food products made in Belarus and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The import ban has been in effect since March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Western countries have imposed multiple restrictions on Belarus over ballot rigging in the 2020 presidential election, a post-election crackdown on Alaksandar Luka\u0161enka\u2019s opponents, the forced landing of a Ryanair flight, a migration crisis at the European Union border, and support for Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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