Transport sector losing on embargo

Poland’s goods transportation sector has already lost some €60-70 million in revenue as a result of Russia’s embargo on EU food, reports Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. The coming months are expected to be even worse. “Transport volumes usually grow after the summer vacation and the last months of the year are the most important period for the sector,” Tadeusz Wilk from sector association ZMPD told the daily. This year, exports won’t grow as usual. Transportation firms may lose a further €200 million by the end of the year, if the Russian import ban is maintained. Food exports account for some 60 percent of total transport volumes to the east of Poland.