Israel often practices re-export of nightshade seeds in relation to Russia

Published 2021년 4월 9일

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The Russian agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, has called on Israel to closely monitor seeds and plants from both Israel and other countries, following temporary import restrictions on solanaceous seeds from Israel due to the detection of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). The virus, not included in the Eurasian Economic Union's Unified List of Quarantine Objects, poses a significant threat to greenhouse vegetable cultivation in Russia, potentially leading to a crop loss of up to 70%. The Russian authorities have urged Israel to provide detailed information on measures to prevent the export of contaminated seeds and to confirm virus-free production areas.

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In this regard, the Rosselkhoznadzor urgently asked the Israeli colleagues to closely monitor products that are not only of Israeli origin, but also of other origin. On April 8, Rosselkhoznadzor held videoconference negotiations with the Plant Protection and Inspection Service of Israel. They were attended by representatives of the Israeli Embassy in Russia and the FSBI All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center (FSBI VNIIKR) subordinate to the Rosselkhoznadzor. The main topic of the meeting was the introduction by the Russian side since the end of last year of temporary restrictions on the import of solanaceous seeds from Israel into Russia. The decision was made in connection with the detection of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) in tomato seeds delivered to the territory of the Russian Federation, an object in respect of which the Rosselkhoznadzor introduced a temporary quarantine phytosanitary measure. During the negotiations, the Russian department recalled that it had ...

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