While Turkey is struggling from a glut of tomatoes, Poland is to face the same problem with an abundant harvest of apples. It's all the fault of merciless Russia, which does not spare overseas vegetables and fruits to the advantage of local producers.
Amid reports on sanctions, unsuccessful launches of missiles and satellites, corruption scandals, a decrease in incomes and living standards, Russians lack positive news and reasons to be proud of the native country. Here they are. The Russian retaliatory sanctions instills fear in apple and tomato producers all over the world. The Russian media covers the situation in the following way: Polish apple producers are suffering due to the loss of the Russian market. The Poles are dreaming about returning to the Russian market. Poland declared a state of emergency, as the population is suffocating from overplus of apples that have already started to rot. It won't be long when a dense stream of Polish apples will break state borders and flood the neighboring Czech Republic. Apparently, this is how the creators of the Russian food embargo see this situation.
According to statistics, the export of apples to Russia was about 20 percent of the total production volume in Poland. Of course, it is a large number but much less critical compared with the losses of the Russian side from the imposed sanctions. But when there is no reason for joy at all, the thought that your counterpart suffers is quite comforting. So, Russians continue to enjoy others' failures more than its own victories.
