Russia is expected to extend a ban on Western food imports in response to continued sanctions by the European Union over Ukraine. The ban has raised prices in Russia for scarce European meat and cheese, but also spurred local producers to fill the gap.
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Cheese-maker Dmitry Markitan checks goat cheeses in a cheese-dairy in the village of Maryino close to the city of Dmitrov, about 100 km from Moscow, on Dec. 9.
