"Usually, a citrus season begins in October and lasts until the end of January. In the current season, according to January 9 (2018), from Abkhazia to Russia exported 5.4 million tonnes of oranges, while in the same period in 2017, the figure was 15 million tonnes, and in 2016 - 22.3 thousand tons," - said the Agency interlocutor.

According to the state customs Committee of Abkhazia, also decreased the volumes of export feijoas and persimmons. "If in 2015 and 2016 Abkhazia set 296 and 215 tons of feijoas, respectively, in 2017 - a total of 109 as for the persimmon, in 2017, exported only 77 tons against 258 MT in 2016 and 1081 tonnes in 2015," said the statistician.

As reported TASS in the Ministry of agriculture of the Republic, reduction of exports Abkhaz fruits connected with the invasion in the last two years of the pest - harlequin bug. "In 2017 to fight the pest from the budget of the Republic spent 8 million rubles, and the budget 2018 for the purchase of chemicals, there will be 10 million rubles. Great assistance provided by international organizations, which supply the devices for spraying, pesticides, protective coveralls, respirators, etc.," said Deputy Minister of agriculture Vladimir Dauria.

In October 2017 on behalf of the President of Abkhazia Raul Khajimba was created a special Commission for the suppression of the pest with the participation of experts committees on ecology, plant protection, Ministry of agriculture, Institute of environment and agricultural research Institute. According to the head of the state Committee for plant quarantine of Arcadia Jingyi, from April to July 2018 to be processed several times about 80 thousand hectares of agricultural land.

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