Russia’s Rosselkhoznadzor lifted earlier restrictions on the import of vegetable products from Uzbekistan. From 5 March, the phytosanitary organization has allowed the supply of vegetable products from a number of countries. In particular, the Rosselkhoznadzor lifted earlier restrictions on the supply of tomatoes and peppers from Uzbekistan.
“The decision was made based on the analysis of information on regionalization provided by the national organizations for quarantine and plant protection of these countries, as well as on the measures taken to prevent violations of the phytosanitary requirements of the Russian Federation and the EAEU member countries,” the agency notes.
Tomato imports from Azerbaijan
Russia’s agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has also fully lifted the ban on tomato imports from Azerbaijan. The decision was made based on the results of the quarantine phytosanitary examination of samples of products selected during the joint video inspections.
The Azerbaijani Food Safety Agency and relevant agencies were taking joint measures to lift restrictions on the tomatoes and apple export from Azerbaijan to Russia.
Azerbaijan is a major fruit and vegetable supplier to Russia. The country ranked first in supplies of fresh and chilled tomatoes. In the list of Azerbaijan’s non-oil exports, last year tomatoes ranked third, accounting for $160.2 million.
Source: azernews.az
