Russia has banned the import of pears from parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Since January 25, 2021, the Rosselkhoznadzor has imposed a ban on the supply of pears to Russia from the Republic of Srpska entity, which is part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This was reported by the press service of the Rosselkhoznadzor. The Rosselkhoznadzor made an official decision after repeated cases of detection of brown monilious rot (Monilia fructicola) in consignments of products supplied to the territory of the Russian Federation. On December 21, 2020, the department notified the Bosnian side of the contaminated fruit, but soon 3 more cases were identified when imported products were affected by brown monilious rot. Read also: Rosselkhoznadzor: in 2020, 89% of plant products banned for import into Russia fell on Belarus “Given these circumstances, in order to preserve phytosanitary well-being and prevent the introduction and spread of a dangerous quarantine object, the Rosselkhoznadzor considered it necessary to introduce ...