Next week, specialists from Rosselkhoznadzor (the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance) will review the phytosanitary certification system for pome and stone fruit crops shipped to Russia from Georgia, and will also audit a laboratory that tests plant produce bound for Russia for residual active ingredients of pesticides and agrochemicals. This was reported by the Interfax news agency, citing the watchdog.
The visit will take place at the invitation of the National Food Agency of Georgia and is aimed at developing unified approaches to the inspection of regulated quarantine goods.
According to data from the Argus-Fito Federal State Information System, Russia has imported 70.5 thousand tons of fruit and vegetable produce from Georgia since the beginning of 2026. In particular, purchases of nectarines grew by 7.8% to 17.9 thousand tons, apples by 17.5% to 15.3 thousand tons, blueberries by 46.7% to 9.5 thousand tons, plums by 1.7 times to 6.7 thousand tons, tangerines by 1.6 times to 3.4 thousand tons, fresh figs by 21.2% to over 1.9 thousand tons, and watermelons by 1.6 times to 1.4 thousand tons.
