Russia bans imports of mandarin from Turkey in high season

Today, the Russian Rosselkhoznadzor, unexpectedly for many market participants, has banned the supply of fresh tangerines from Turkey, using as an excuse to ban the excess of the permissible levels of the pesticide Chlorpyrifos in just one batch of Turkish citrus fruits. Later, the Turkish side explained in the person of the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkey, explained that the ban applies to only one company, but the wording on the Rosselkhoznadzor website is not very clear, and no explanations from the official bodies of the Russian Federation have yet been received. Therefore, it is necessary to wait for official explanations, and further information in our material will relate to the scenario with a complete ban on the supply of Turkish mandarin to the Russian market. Experts of the produce market almost immediately called this decision politically motivated. Indeed, even in the text of the resolution itself, there is no question of systematic violations, but only a reference ...