Россельхознадзор запретил ввоз семян сои, кукурузы и других культур от ряда иностранных питомников

Published 2022년 8월 12일

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Russia's agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, has imposed a ban on the import of seeds for several crops from nurseries in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Canada, effective August 15. The ban is a response to the detection of harmful viruses and pathogens, including potato spindle tuber viroid, zebra chip, creeping mustard, corn leaf spot, and pepino mosaic virus. These diseases can cause significant yield losses and quality issues in various crops. The Russian Ministry of Agriculture is now developing a strategy to transition to domestic seeds to mitigate the impact of the import ban.

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Rosselkhoznadzor due to dangerous viruses prohibits the import of seeds of potatoes, soybeans, corn, tomatoes, peppers, carrots and flower crops from a number of foreign nurseries from August 15, the agency said. "Rosselkhoznadzor prohibits the supply of seed material from French, German, Dutch and Canadian nurseries," the agency said. The start date for the ban is August 15. The restrictions were introduced on the basis of the VII International Convention on Quarantine and Plant Protection. The service notes that the restrictive measures were taken due to the detection of objects quarantined for Russia and the EAEU member countries and the failure of the national organizations for quarantine and plant protection of Germany, France, the Netherlands and Canada to take urgent measures to ensure the phytosanitary safety of these products. In particular, the import of seeds of tomato, pepper, carrots and flower crops from the German place of shipment Satimex Quedlinburg GmbH is ...

Source: Oilworld