Russia boycotts Ecuadorian bananas and will start importing from India

Rosselhoznadzor found pesticides in them Russia has started buying bananas from India and will increase imports from that country, the Russian Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control Service Rosselhoznadzor announced today, BTA reported. The decision comes after Moscow ditched its biggest importer, Ecuador, over its decision to swap its old Soviet military equipment for new weapons from the US. The first shipment of bananas from India was transported to Russia in January, and the next one is planned for the end of February, Rosselhoznadzor said, adding that "the volume of exports of the fruit from India to Russia will increase." Last week, Russia's Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control Service canceled banana imports from five Ecuadorian companies, claiming it had found pesticides in their products. Media in Ecuador reported today that according to the country's Food Safety Agency, only 0.3% of the fruit's shipments to Russia contained pests, which did not pose a danger. The denial of ...