Russia: Export of chaga mushroom from the Kirov region expanded the global geography of deliveries

67 tons of birch chaga were exported from the Kirov region to Latvia and Korea On November 3, 2022, the Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the Kirov Region, the Udmurt Republic and the Perm Territory in the Kirov Region controlled the shipment of 15 tons of birch chaga to the Republic of Korea. All products have passed quarantine phytosanitary control and comply with international quarantine phytosanitary requirements of the importing country. Since the beginning of 2022, 67 tons of chaga have been exported from the Kirov region, 5 phytosanitary certificates have been issued. Chaga supplies this year are carried out to Latvia and Korea. In 2021, 519 tons of birch chaga were exported from the Kirov region, most of which was sent to China. Chaga has been exported from the Kirov region since 2017. Birch chaga (Slanted tinder fungus (Inonotus obliquus) is a fungus that parasitizes on birch. Chaga is harvested for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes. This type of mushroom is in ...