Russia: Bashkiria triples seed exports

From January 9 to September 10, 2024, the Rosselkhoznadzor Office in Bashkiria inspected and processed 212 batches of leguminous, forage and oilseed seeds prepared by the region's seed growers for export to the countries of the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). "The total volume of inspected seed material amounted to 4,282 tons. This is more than three times higher than the data for the same period in 2023, when Bashkiria sold 70 batches of seeds with a total weight of 1,352 tons abroad," the supervisory agency said in a statement. Samples of vetch, sweet clover, awnless brome, alfalfa, oats, wheat, Sudan grass, sainfoin, and barley seeds for sowing underwent a series of tests in the Bashkir testing laboratory subordinate to Rosselkhoznadzor. According to the results of the examinations, all seeds fully comply with the quarantine phytosanitary requirements of the importing countries: the Republic of Belarus, Germany, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Let us recall ...