Russia received permission to supply lentils to the Indian market

Russia has received permission to supply lentils to the Indian market, according to a statement from Rosselkhoznadzor. "The Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare of India has notified the service of the completion of the phytosanitary risk analysis and has allowed the supply of lentils from the Russian Federation," the statement said. It is noted that the agency initiated the procedure for admitting lentils to the Indian market at the end of 2020, including sending technical information for the phytosanitary risk analysis. "In September 2021, the National Plant Protection Organization of India presented quarantine phytosanitary requirements for lentils and authorized the supply of trial batches. Thus, since 2022, lentils have been exported to the Indian market under the supervision of ...