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Russia has sharply reduced imports of vegetable seeds

Published Nov 19, 2024

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The Russian Federation has significantly reduced its import of vegetable seeds this year, with a decrease of 61% compared to the previous year, according to Anton Karmazin, Deputy Head of Rosselkhoznadzor. The reduction is across various seeds including potatoes (92%), onion sets (77%), and vegetable crops (55%). This shift is towards domestically bred seeds, in line with government strategies and plans to potentially limit imports of agricultural seeds from 'unfriendly' countries. Despite this, there are no current plans to limit imports of vegetable seeds. Additionally, the article highlights an increase in imports of planting material from Belarus, raising questions about the need to regulate these imports.
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This year, the Russian Federation has sharply reduced the import of vegetable seeds, replacing them with domestically bred seeds, said Anton Karmazin, Deputy Head of Rosselkhoznadzor, at a round table in the Federation Council on the development of fruit and vegetable production. "This year, 61% less seed material has been imported compared to last year. For potatoes - 92%, onion sets - 77%, vegetable crops - 55%. The replacement is with domestically bred seeds," he said. As reported, in June 2023, the Russian government approved a list of agricultural seeds for which quantitative restrictions on import from unfriendly countries may be introduced. In particular, it includes potato seeds, the quota for 2024 is 16 thousand tons. The total quota for this year is 33.1 thousand tons. In addition to potato seeds, import quotas are imposed on barley, rapeseed, sunflower and sugar beet seeds. At the same time, imports of vegetable seeds are not quantitatively limited. As Minister of ...
Source: Milknews
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