Russia: China, South Korea, and Japan rely on Kirov chaga

The export of birch chaga abroad from the Kirov region has doubled In August 2023, the Office of Rosselkhoznadzor for the Kirov Region, the Udmurt Republic and the Perm Territory in the Kirov Region controlled the shipment of 102 tons of birch chaga to Korea. Before shipping, all products underwent documentary and laboratory control at the Kirov branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "VNIIKR". According to the results of laboratory studies of the Kirov branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "VNIIKR", no quarantine pests were identified, all products comply with the international quarantine phytosanitary requirements of the importing country. Since the beginning of 2023, 282 tons of chaga have been exported from the Kirov region to China, Korea and Japan, 17 pieces have been registered. phytosanitary certificates. Over the same period in 2022, 144 tons of chaga were exported from the region to China and Korea. Reference: Chaga has been exported from the Kirov ...