Farmers of the republic exported 800 tons of potatoes. The main directions of export of Chuvash potatoes are the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, the Chuvash Ministry of Agriculture reports.
The Rosselkhoznadzor Directorate for the Chuvash Republic and the Ulyanovsk Region checked all shipped products, carried out sampling and conducted laboratory examination for compliance with the requirements of the countries of destination.
According to the Rosselkhoznadzor, no quarantine facilities have been identified. Notifications of product non-compliance have been reported.
Potatoes are a culture of universal use, an important food and industrial crop, one of the main food products. The potatoes grown in Chuvashia, as a rule, are famous for their high taste and good presentation.
Recall that when exporting potatoes from Russia abroad, it is necessary to comply with the mandatory requirements of the importing countries, approved by the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on November 30, 2016 No. 159 “Unified rules and regulations for ensuring plant quarantine in the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union”.
In addition to the absence of quarantine organisms, potatoes should be free of plant debris. The tolerance for the presence of soil is not more than 1% of the actual weight of the product. In the event that quarantine objects spread by soil are detected in batches of seed potatoes, subsequent deliveries allow the tolerance for the presence of soil to be no more than 0,1% of the actual weight of the product.
The batch (part of the batch) of seed and planting material imported into the customs territory of the Union and transported through the customs territory of the Union must be packed and marked with information about the product name, country, place and (or) production site, exporter. Imported or transported without the indicated marking and (or) unpacked seed and planting material for import into the customs territory of the Union is not allowed.
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