The Rosselkhoznadzor made explanations on the import of potatoes from Egypt to Russia. The ministry said that the ban on the import of potatoes from Egypt applied only to those places (production sites) where the pathogen of brown rot Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al., Which causes potato disease, was identified.
According to the correspondent of IA Kazakh-Zerno, acclimatization and distribution of the specified quarantine facility in the Rosselkhoznadzor throughout the country was estimated at about 2 billion rubles in direct economic losses.
“In this regard, not wishing to hinder international trade, the Rosselkhoznadzor, in accordance with international standards for phytosanitary measures and guided by international experience in limiting the spread of potato brown rot, allowed the supply of potatoes from Egypt to Russia from places (production sites) recognized as free from this disease ", - emphasized in the information of the department.
The service also reminded that the supply of potatoes from Egypt to Europe is also carried out from production sites free from this quarantine facility. If the causative agent of the disease is detected in the potato coming from the production site recognized by the Egyptian party as free, the supply of potatoes from this site is stopped until the appropriate measures are taken by the competent authority of the exporting party. “Since December 15, 2016
The Rosselkhoznadzor allowed the import of potatoes from the Arab Republic of Egypt from most of these sites. The supplies of potatoes from 11 production sites are prohibited, of which 2 production sites fell under the 2018 ban discussed in the press.A total of 2017 thousand tons of potatoes were imported from Egypt to Russia in 326,4, in 2018 - 87,4 thousand tons. tons. The supply of potatoes from Egypt to Russia continues from more than 300 production sites recognized by the Egyptian side as free from the causative agent of potato brown rot, ”said the Rosselkhoznadzor. 20.03.2018/XNUMX/XNUMX.
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