A ban on the import of tomatoes and apples from Azerbaijan came into force in Russia

Published 2020년 12월 11일

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Russia's agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, has imposed a ban on the import of tomatoes and apples from Azerbaijan with immediate effect from December 10, due to concerns over the supply of pests, specifically the South American tomato moth and eastern moth. This ban is part of wider restrictions targeting quarantine objects in products from Azerbaijan, as the volume of detections has significantly increased this year. The ban comes as Azerbaijan is a significant supplier of plant products to Russia, ranking first in tomato imports in 2019. The ban is not expected to lead to a tomato shortage in Russia, with the Ministry of Agriculture anticipating a harvest exceeding 14 million tons and an record harvest of 1.3 million tons from winter greenhouses. Additionally, the ban extends to tomatoes and peppers from Turkish provinces, the Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan, and the Armavir region of Armenia, for similar reasons.

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MOSCOW, Dec 10 - RIA Novosti. Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the import of tomatoes and apples from Azerbaijan to Russia since December 10, the Russian department announced the introduction of restrictions on Tuesday evening. The introduction of the ban is associated with the continued supply of Azerbaijani products with pests: South American tomato moth and eastern moth. Rosselkhoznadzor announced its concern over the situation with the supply of plant products from Azerbaijan at the end of October. Then the department noted that in 2020 the number of detections of quarantine objects increased sharply against the background of a volume of supplies comparable to last year. On Wednesday, the Rosselkhoznadzor noted: the service strongly recommended Azerbaijan to strengthen control over the products sent and warned that in case of further detections, restrictive measures are possible. However, the inflow of contaminated products continued, which led to the ban. Azerbaijan is a fairly ...

Source: Kvedomosti