BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

10/04/2007

Komsomolskaya Pravda, Belarus: Imported wine from Moldova will be replaced by Bulgarian and Hungarian wines

FOCUS News Agency Minsk. Importers are getting ready to replace the wine import from Moldova with Bulgarian and Hungarian wines, Belarusian edition of Komsomolskaya Pravda reports. The edition recalls that in February Belarus stopped shipments of wines from Moldova, later following negotiations the establishment of a joint venture for the production of bottled wine was announced. "What you see now on store shelves is what we have in stock. Due to the fact that this year the government reduced quotas for imported wine, we plan to redistribute our supplies. We buy wine in Hungary and Bulgaria, which is by 3,000 - 5,000 Belarusian rubles more expensive. There is a possibility to import products from Germany, Italy, Spain, Chile, Argentina ... But they are 15,000 rubles more expensive", importing companies comment.

Source:

http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n109810