Russia: Rosselkhoznadzor bans the import of tomatoes and peppers from Armenia and Turkey

Rosselkhoznadzor informed the Armenian side about this on October 30. However, at the beginning of December, the department did not receive any information about strengthening control over the supply of these products. The Rosselkhoznadzor also announced a ban on the supply of tomatoes and apples from Azerbaijan (viruses of the South American tomato moth and eastern moth were detected in them). The agency also found viruses of tomato moth and Western California (flower) thrips in Turkish tomatoes. In addition, Pepino mosaic viruses, tomato spotted wilting (tomato bronzing), and tomato brown wrinkles have been found in Turkish products. Contaminated products are mainly supplied from the provinces of Antalya and Izmir. “The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey was officially notified of the current situation with the phytosanitary condition of tomatoes, but there was no information about the measures taken by the Turkish side to prevent violations,” the ministry said. In ...