The Ministry of Agriculture proposes to increase the quota for importing tomatoes from Turkey.

The Ministry of Agriculture proposes to increase the quota for importing tomatoes from Turkey from 500 thousand tons to 600 thousand tons. The corresponding draft order has been published on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts. Andrey Kazakov, the executive director of the Fruit and Vegetable Union and a member of the Public Council under the Rosselkhoznadzor, clarified to "Agroexpert" that the self-sufficiency level for tomatoes is around 66%. For this reason, there is a shortage, especially in winter, which is why Russia imports the product. At the same time, according to the CEO of "Technologies of Growth" Tamara Reshetnikova, there is no need to increase the quota for importing tomatoes from Turkey, since last year its volume was not chosen in full. In 2026, this situation is likely to repeat. Moreover, she continues, Turkish tomatoes are not in active demand on the Russian market—they are inferior in every way to Russian greenhouse produce, as well as to tomatoes from ...