Russia: The sweetest satsuma tangerines from Turkey have been tested by Rosselkhoznadzor

What is the New Year without tangerines? Turkish suppliers have started deliveries to Russia of a particularly sweet variety - satsum, and everything is in order with phytosanitary quality! The first hold batch of fresh satsum and lemons "sailed" to St. Petersburg in early December, according to the North-West Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor. In the seaport of St. Petersburg, employees of the department carried out quarantine phytosanitary control of this batch. 2.1 thousand tons of citrus fruits came from Turkey to one of the Russian companies. All products that meet the phytosanitary requirements of the EAEU are allowed to be imported into the Russian Federation, and citrus fruits were sent to the recipient. For reference Satsuma is one of the varieties of mandarin, a genus of Citrus. The fruit has a thin skin, soft core and yellow-orange color. The natural homeland of the plant is the Far East - China, but it was brought to Europe from Japan, where special ...