Russia banned the import of vegetables and grain from Kazakhstan

Published 2024년 10월 18일

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Russia's agricultural watchdog, Rossilhospnadzor, has imposed restrictions on the import of several agricultural products from Kazakhstan, including tomatoes, peppers, fresh melons, wheat, flax seeds, and lentils, due to concerns over their phytosanitary safety. This decision comes after the discovery of these products containing 'quarantine objects' more than four times the number recorded in the same period in 2023. Despite repeated warnings from Russia, Kazakhstan continues to issue certificates for contaminated products. The ban does not affect the transit of wheat, flax seeds, and lentils, but Kazakhstan is now responsible for issuing phytosanitary certificates directly to the country of destination. This development follows Russia's initial ban on wheat imports from third countries, including EAEU states, in August, which led to Kazakhstan's attempt to sell its unsold grain stocks.

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Rossilhospnadzor introduced restrictions on the import of tomatoes, peppers, fresh melons, wheat, flax seeds and lentils from Kazakhstan. The decision was made in order to ensure "phytosanitary safety", the department informed. It was specified there that since the beginning of 2024, 215 cases of infection of the specified products with "quarantine objects" have been discovered - these include insects, pathogens or parasitic plants. The regulator noted that this indicator is 4 times higher than the value of the same period in 2023. This is reported by The Moscow Times. Rossilhospnadzor added that it had informed the Committee of State Inspection in APC of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan about all cases of violations, and also asked to take measures to comply with the requirements of the legislation of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), however, despite this, certificates for contaminated products continued to be issued in the republic. The department also noted that ...

Source: Agrotimes