Russia bans pomegranate and pepper imports from Turkey

Published 2021년 11월 20일

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Russia has imposed a ban on the import of pomegranates and certain pepper varieties from Turkey, due to concerns over drug residues in these products. This ban is the latest in a series of restrictions on Turkish agricultural exports to Russia, which have included tomatoes, onions, and peaches, and are largely attributed to the 2015 plane crisis between the two nations. The new ban comes at a particularly challenging time for the Turkish agricultural sector, which relies heavily on Russia as its main market for fresh produce, and follows a significant increase in exports to Russia in the first 10 months of 2021.

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Russia, Turkey's largest market for fresh vegetables and fruit exports, has brought a new ban on agricultural products imported from Turkey. Russia, which banned the import of products such as tomatoes, onions, and peaches from Turkey after the plane crisis between the two countries in 2015, and then continued these bans for various products, banned the import of pomegranate and pepper varieties this time. Speaking to Sozcu.com.tr, the President of the Mediterranean Exporters' Associations (AKİB), Nejdat Sin, said, "As of November 17, 2021, Russia has officially banned the import of pomegranate and some pepper varieties from Turkey. The drug residues detected in these products were cited as the reason for the ban. Stating that they do not know how long the ban will last, Sin said, "There is a three-day ban yet. Since it is very new, we do not know how the process will progress. We are in talks with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry," he said. Before the said ban was ...

Source: Gidatarim