Russian butter move will not hurt Ireland

RUSSIA may introduce import restrictions on EU butter, cheese, yoghurts and other dairy products.

But the move to give Russian domestic production a better climate to develop is unlikely to have any major impact on Irish exports because the volume of Irish product being exported to Russia is minimal.

Following the introduction of Russian import quotas for pigmeat, poultry meat and beef, Moscow informed the EU during a bilateral meeting that it was considering restricting the imports of dairy products.