In the port of Novorossiysk, potatoes from Egypt were detained, in which the causative agent of brown rot was detected. The total weight of the cargo is 27,5 tons.
Products arrived on the ship "NELE MAERSK". It was accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by Egypt. It guaranteed that there were no quarantine objects in the tubers, the products were grown in a safe zone.
Due to brown rot, potato yields can drop up to 40%; during storage, losses reach 50% and higher, says Rosselkhoznador.
Importation is prohibited.
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