Scope of Polish-Russian trade

Besides targeting apple imports, Russia has also banned Polish pears, plums, sour cherries and sweet cherries, cauliflower and cabbage. Polish beef could be the next product to be scrutinized by the Russian phytosanitary authorities, as reported by forsal.pl. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the fruit and vegetable embargo could cost Polish farmers €500 million. Although a ban on import of agricultural and construction machinery and polymers could cost the Polish economy much more. The Central Statistics Bureau shows that Poland's main exports to Russia are boilers, mechanical machines and tools accounting for €1.243 million in trade last year. In second place are electrical machines and tools at €916 million. Non-rail vehicles and their parts round out the top three with a trade value of €778 million. Polymers are also an important trade segment, valued at €406 million. Textiles, metal ore and slag, and fish are the least common items exported from Poland to Russia. In total size, Russia is Poland's sixth largest export partner after Germany, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, France and Italy. From January to May of the current year, Poland has exported to Russia €2.88 billion in products.