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Russia Bans the Supply of Selected Fruits and Vegetables from Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey

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The list of new bans announced by Rosselkhoznadzor citing quarantine issues with supplies of vegetables and fruits to Russia as they unfolded this week.

– Ban on the supply of greenhouse tomatoes and peppers to Russia from the Fergana region of Uzbekistan due to the detection of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV);

– Ban on the supply of dried apricots and all plant products to Russia from the Fergana region of Uzbekistan after the discovery of a quarantine object – the khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium Ev.) – in a batch of dried apricots for Russia and the EAEU member states;

– Ban on the supply of greenhouse tomatoes and peppers from the Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan due to the discovery of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and for the same reason from the Navoi region of Uzbekistan;

– Ban on the supply of greenhouse tomatoes and peppers to Russia from the Armavir region of Armenia due to the detection of the Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) in a batch of products;

– Ban on the supply of apples and greenhouse tomatoes from Azerbaijan to Russia due to multiple violations of quarantine laws. This, according to EastFruit, will also affect a significant part of the supply of these products from Iran since a significant amount of Iran’s products enters Russia in transit through Azerbaijan;

– Ban on the supply of greenhouse tomatoes and peppers from the Izmir and Antalya provinces in Turkey due to the systematic identification of quarantine objects such as South American tomato moth (Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)), Western California (flower) thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis (Perg)), Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV), tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), and tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).

– Ban, more than a month ago, on the imports of tomatoes and peppers from Grodno, Gomel, Minsk, and Brest regions of Belarus due to the detection of the Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV).

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Rosselkhoznadzor bans import of tomatoes and apples from Azerbaijan from December 10

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Starting fromDecember 10, the Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import of apples and tomatoes from Azerbaijan to Russia due to the detection of pests in products from this country, the Russian department said.

Earlier, the Rosselkhoznadzor reported to the Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan about cases of detection of objects quarantine for the EAEU member states in regulated products that are supplied to Russia.

The department noted that in order to prevent the import and spread of pests in Russia, the Rosselkhoznadzor prohibits the import of tomatoes and apples of Azerbaijani origin into Russia from December 10, 2020.

The Rosselkhoznadzor also clarified that since October 22, 2020, 17 cases of South American tomato moth (Tuta absoluta (Povolny) and eastern moth (Grapholita molesta (Busck)) have been detected in apple and tomatoes from Azerbaijan.

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Russia Strengthens Controls over Tomato and Pepper Imports

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From July 20, the Rosselkhoznadzor has strengthened its controls over imported tomatoes and peppers. The shipments arriving in Russia will undergo additional laboratory tests, as stated by Nikolai Vlasov, deputy head of the Rosselkhoznadzor, to the National Fruit and Vegetable Union.

The letter from the Rosselkhoznadzor says that this is mostly being done to prevent the entry of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus and the tomato spotted wilt virus. The All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center has already analyzed the phytosanitary risk of these viruses and processed their inclusion in the Unified List of Quarantine Objects of the EAEU.

The initiative to strengthen controls over imported vegetables came from the National Fruit and Vegetable Union. In June, the Union sent a letter to the head of the Rosselkhoznadzor, Sergei Dankvert, in which it asked to reduce the risk of importing some of the most dangerous tomato diseases into Russia. The letter said that the virus can infect tomatoes and peppers, causing reductions in fruit size, delays in the ripening, a loss of natural color, and deterioration in the product quality.

In Russia, cases of the virus have not yet been officially registered, but they could arrive in infected vegetables from other countries. Detections have already been reported in China, Turkey, the Dominican Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, or Spain.

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Turkish Vegetable and Fruit Exports Denied Entry into Russia

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Producers of fruits and vegetables in Turkey are concerned about the increasing cases of exports being sent back from Russia.

Some claim that Russian phytosanitary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor regularly returns fruit to Turkey. On May 25, specialists returned 20 tons of Turkish strawberries and apricots, finding Californian flower thrips in them. In April, the agency for a similar reason returned 39.5 tons of tomatoes and 20.3 tons of strawberries, and in March it returned 25 tons of tangerines because of a Mediterranean fruit fly infestation.

The reasons for the return of the suppliers are called unreasonable, and the claims to the quality of products are haunting the control services.

“The fact that vegetables and fruits are returned to Turkey on the basis of their phytosanitary conditions, does not point at malicious intent. All this is routine procedure, in relation to all products supplied from abroad. Products that enter Russia must comply with all our phytosanitary requirements. When we register a violation of these requirements, we, naturally, do not allow products to enter the country,” a Russian official explained the situation to east-fruit.com.

Some Turkish suppliers report product inspections taking up to two weeks. In those cases, the exporters’ goods become unusable and remain unclaimed. In addition, manufacturers said that with respect to countries such as Egypt and Tunisia, there are no such stringent checks. At this time, the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture is discussing these issues with its Russian counterparts.

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Russia Lifts Stone Fruit Import Ban Regarding Serbia & North Macedonia

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Phytosanitary agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has released a statement that this Monday, Russia lifted its import ban on stone fruit from North Macedonia and Serbia.

Moscow had imposed the ban in August on some fruit from the two countries after it said it had found the Monilinia fructicola fungus in Serbian peaches and apricots and in batches of fruit from North Macedonia.

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Nearly 600 MT of Produce Detained in Novosibirsk in April

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Inspectors of the Rosselkhoznadzor of the Novosibirsk region have reported their figures for April. This month, 584 MT of fruits and vegetables from the republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan were detained at the border of the region. These were intended for sale in Novosibirsk and its neighbouring regions. Products like apples, lemons, tomatoes, peanuts and cereals were transported without appropriate documents confirming phytosanitary safety or without proper labelling on the packages.

“In accordance with the requirements of international quarantine legislation, all of these shipments were denied entry into the territory of the Russian Federation. The cargo was returned to the exporters in the republics of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan,” stated the ministry’s press service.

It is worth noting that the volume of banned quarantine products in April is comparable to that of the first quarter this year (562.24 MT). This is due to an increase in the flow of plant products imported to the Novosibirsk region from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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Over 200 MT of Agricultural Imports Stopped in Novosibirsk

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In March, more than 200 tonnes of vegetables and fruits from Central Asia were detained by inspectors of the phytosanitary control post in Karasuk, of the Regional Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor.

According to the press service of the institution, 147.15 tonnes of these products came from Kyrgyzstan, 62.35 tonnes from Kazakhstan and 20 tonnes from Uzbekistan.

During the checks on the post it was found that the vegetables and fruits were transported either without the relevant documents confirming their phytosanitary safety or without labelling on the packages.

The list of products that did not pass the controls includes apples, pomegranates, tomatoes, dried fruits, onions and radishes.

Suppliers intended to sell them in Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Surgut, Khabarovsk and Chita.

All the goods were returned to the exporters.

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Rosselkhoznadzor Abolishes its Decision to Suspend Export from Some Companies

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On the annulment of the measures of Rosselkhoznadzor in relation to the establishments exporting products of animal origin, which have not been exporting to Russia for a long time

February 15, 2017

Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service decided to abolish the decision from February 2, 2017 # FS-NV-7/1988 on the the change of status in the Register of enterprises to “Suspended because lack of import”  in regard to companies, which have not exporting to Russia for 18-36 months.

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Rosselkhoznadzor Suspended the Export from Some Facilities

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On the measures of Rosselkhoznadzor in relation to the establishments exporting products of animal origin, which have not been exporting to Russia for a long time

February 3, 2017

Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service analyzed shipments to the Russian Federation of the controlled veterinary goods from the establishments listed in the Register of organizations and persons that conduct production, processing, and (or) storage of the controlled goods exported to the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

According to the results of this work, it was revealed that some of the establishments included in the Register did not conduct shipments to the Russian Federation during a long time or have not exported their products at all.

For this reason, the Rosselkhoznadzor had not been able to carry out border veterinary control and laboratory monitoring of products of such establishments.  In addition, the Russian agency (Rosselkhoznadzor) has no information on the results of third-country supervisory measures in respect of these establishments and their products, including laboratory studies that, in turn, makes it impossible to assess the risks.

It is worth to note that the majority of establishments listed in the mentioned Register were included to the Register on the base of the guarantees of the competent authorities of the countries that implied compliance of these establishments with all veterinary and sanitary requirements of the Russian Federation.

Therefore, the status of “Suspended due to lack of export” will be entered in theRegister of enterprises of third countries in relation with the absence of shipments of controlled goods (products) to the territory of the Russian Federation within 18-36 months.  Exports to the Russian Federation can be resumed as a result of inspections of the establishment by the competent body in the field of veterinary supervision of the third country and the analysis of the submitted inspection report by Rosselkhoznadzor.

In addition, the companies that did not conduct shipments of the products of animal origin to Russia during three and more years will be excluded from theRegister of enterprises of third countries.

These measures will be implemented by the Service within the next week.

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New restrictions on the supply of Turkish fruit and vegetables will not cause prices increase in Russia

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According to Igor Artemyev, head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, new restrictions on the supply of fruit and vegetables from Turkey will not cause prices increase in Russia.

“Everything that could affect food prices in Russia have already happened. Immediately after the introduction of sanctions and counter-sanctions prices rose by 200-300%, mostly due to the loss of supply channels. Now new channels are created. We import fruit and vegetables from Iran, Abkhazia, Armenia.  Two years ago we were in a vacuum, and now there is no vacuum”- said Igor Artemyev.

In the spring of 2016, Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) banned the import of some categories of plant products from Turkey for phytosanitary reasons. So, in March and April, the agency banned the import of Turkish pepper, eggplant and pomegranate. On May 16, they banned shipments of lettuce and iceberg lettuce from Turkey, on May 19 – squash and pumpkins.

Rosselkhoznadzor representatives said earlier that the list of prohibited goods could be expanded, including Chinese cabbage, lemons and grapefruits. But due to the readiness of Turkey to discuss the current situation, further restrictive measures have not yet accepted. On Wednesday, Sergei Dankvert, head of department, told reporters that as for now Rosselkhoznadzor has no plans to ban import of all fruits and vegetables from Turkey.

January 1, 2016, Russia imposed a ban on the import of a number of agricultural products from Turkey. The country can not export to Russia strawberries, oranges, tangerines, grapes, apples, pears, apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums, some vegetables.

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