Russia has expanded trade restrictions against Armenia to include fruit imports
On June 2, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) imposed a temporary ban on the import of certain fruits and grapes from Armenia into Russia. The restrictions also apply to the transit of these products through Russian territory to other countries of the Eurasian Economic Union.
The ban covers cherries, sweet cherries, apricots, plums, peaches, nectarines, and fresh grapes.
The Russian agency explained its decision by citing frequent violations detected during the supply of Armenian products and an alleged threat to phytosanitary safety. They stated that they had repeatedly informed the Armenian side about the detection of quarantine pests, but the situation, according to them, has not changed.
These are not the first restrictions on Armenian exports to Russia in recent times. Earlier, Rosselkhoznadzor allowed the supply of live fish and fish products from only two enterprises in Armenia. It also demanded that veterinary certification of fish for export to Russia be suspended, with the exception of products from the two approved producers, which will undergo additional laboratory testing.
In May, Russia had already imposed bans on imports from Armenia of cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs, strawberries, flowers, “Jermuk” mineral water, as well as cognac and wine products from a number of major producers.
In particular, the restrictions affected products from the companies “Vedi-Alko,” the Abovyan Cognac Factory, and the “Shakhnazaryan” Wine and Cognac House.
Thus, the list of goods from Armenia whose access to the Russian market is restricted continues to expand, which may affect the export opportunities of Armenian producers.
This was reported by The Moscow Times.
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