Russia: Rosselkhoznadzor asked to suspend the supply of potatoes from Kazakhstan

Published 2021년 3월 16일

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Russia's agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, has asked Kazakhstan to cease issuing certificates for potato exports to Russia, following the discovery of sanctioned German potatoes being smuggled into Russia via Kazakhstan. The Russian authority is taking this step to prevent the entry of sanctioned products, and will only restart potato imports from Kazakhstan once its phytosanitary certification system meets international standards. Last year, Rosselkhoznadzor had proposed stricter measures to combat sanctioned food imports through countries not subject to the embargo.

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The Rosselkhoznadzor sent a request to the Committee of the State Inspection of the Agro-Industrial Complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan to temporarily not issue certificates for the supply of potatoes to Russia. This was reported in the press service of the department. Recently, attempts to import sanitary products into Russia have been increasingly recorded. So, on March 3, in the Orenburg region, vehicles with 60 tons of German potatoes were found, transported under the guise of products from Kazakhstan. “In order to prevent the supply of sanctioned products to Russia, the Rosselkhoznadzor appealed to the State Inspection Committee in the agro-industrial complex of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan with a request to suspend the issuance of phytosanitary certificates for ware potatoes intended for export to the Russian Federation,” the Rosselkhoznadzor press service reported. The ministry stressed that the resumption of supplies will be possible after ...

Source: Kvedomosti