From June 11 to 17, phytosanitary inspectors in Dagestan detected 11 cases of infestation in imported fruit and vegetable consignments weighing a total of 172 tonnes. Rosselkhoznadzor reported western flower thrips in pepper, South American tomato moth in tomatoes, oriental fruit moth in peaches, nectarines and apricots, and potato tuber moth in potatoes. The produce was sent for fumigation and later released after repeated laboratory checks. During the same period, inspectors in Dagestan checked more than 1,900 vehicles carrying around 35,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetable products, including 10,100 tonnes of potatoes, 6,800 tonnes of tomatoes, 3,800 tonnes of onions and 2,800 tonnes of pepper.

In the Chelyabinsk region, inspectors checked 147 vehicles arriving from Kazakhstan with more than 2,900 tonnes of products originating from Kazakhstan, China, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. The shipments included cabbage, tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes, carrots, cherries, flour, watermelons, nectarines and melons. No phytosanitary violations were found.

In Tatarstan, more than 2,500 tonnes of imported regulated products were cleared between January 1 and June 19. These included 1,400 tonnes of fresh lettuce and 143 tonnes of dates from Iran. Imports from Uzbekistan included 160 tonnes of white cabbage, 78.8 tonnes of greens, 63.5 tonnes of fresh lettuce and 20 tonnes of garlic. Kyrgyzstan supplied 76 tonnes of strawberries. Laboratory checks found the shipments compliant with phytosanitary requirements.

In Udmurtia, 46.5 tonnes of onions from Uzbekistan were cleared after inspection and laboratory testing. No quarantine pests were detected. These were the first vegetable imports into the region from Uzbekistan this year.

In the Perm region, 762.9 tonnes of carrots from Kyrgyzstan had arrived by June 25. A further 20.6 tonnes were cleared after document checks and sampling, with no quarantine organisms found.

In Altai Krai, 12 detections of quarantine organisms were recorded this year in regulated products totalling more than 180 tonnes. These included Tomato brown rugose fruit virus in fresh tomatoes, western flower thrips in Chinese cabbage, dodder (Cuscuta) in mixed spices, and Myiopardalis pardalina in fresh melons.

In the Samara region, around 8,000 tonnes of regulated products from Uzbekistan had been handled by June 25, including 5,300 tonnes of onions, 1,700 tonnes of cabbage, 267 tonnes of watermelons, 188 tonnes of dried grapes and 185 tonnes of prunes.

Source: fsvps.gov.ru