On June 23, 2026, the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for the Rostov, Volgograd and Astrakhan regions and the Republic of Kalmykia at the Karaozek phytosanitary control post, as part of interdepartmental cooperation with the border Department of the Federal Security Service of Russia and the mobile group of Astrakhan Customs, revealed a violation when importing a batch of watermelons (20 tons) and a batch of melons (20 tons) from Kazakhstan into the Astrakhan Region..
Invalid phytosanitary certificates for products were identified as part of the control.
The Department's officials have drawn up acts of quarantine phytosanitary control and orders for the return of the above-mentioned products. In addition, explanatory discussions were held with representatives of the senders of goods on the procedure for moving plant products of high phytosanitary risk through the territory of the EAEU.
Since the beginning of the year, 40 shipments of plant products with high phytosanitary risk in the amount of almost 700 tons, as well as 281 thousand seedlings, have been returned due to violations of quarantine phytosanitary legislation during the movement of goods.
Rosselkhoznadzor did not allow import of 40 tons of Kazakhstani watermelons and melons to Astrakhan region
Rosselkhoznadzor 25 October 2026 07:15
