"The Federal service for veterinary and phytosanitary surveillance informs that it was possible under the guarantee of the Ministry of food, agriculture and livestock of Turkish Republic to allow may 1, 2018, the import into the territory of the Russian Federation of tomatoes origin of the Turkish Republic without any restrictions for enterprises from places of production free of tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta)", — stated in the message.

It is noted that the importation of tomatoes on the territory of Russia jointly with the Ministry of food, agriculture and livestock of Turkey will be quarantine phytosanitary control.

The Ministry of agriculture also said that the quota for the supply will be 50 thousand tons.

"Thus, the supply of tomatoes in Russia is granted to all Turkish farms comply with the prescribed phytosanitary standards and passed the border phytosanitary control, within the framework established by the Ministry of agriculture quotas in the amount of 50 thousand tons", — stated in the message.

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