From January 1 to October 22, 2026, 8.8 thousand tons of seasonal melon crops were received in the Altai Territory under the supervision of the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for the Altai Territory and the Altai Republic. Watermelons and melons came from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and China.
Compared to the same period last year, the volume of melons received increased by 1.7 times, and in 2025, phytosanitary control of 5.3 thousand tons of melons was carried out.
The first deliveries of fresh melons to the Altai Territory began in June, and the peak occurred in July, when 3.5 thousand tons of watermelons were imported, the supply leader, as last year, is Kazakhstan.
When importing two batches of watermelons and one batch of melons from Kazakhstan with a total volume of 62 tons, violations of phytosanitary legislation were detected. A quarantine object, the melon fly (Myiopardalis pardalina (Bigot), was identified in the lots of melon crops. As a result, the agency banned the import of quarantined products, and the goods were returned to the senders.
Rosselkhoznadzor inspected 8.8 thousand tons of melon crops during import to the Altai Territory
Rosselkhoznadzor 23 October 2026 19:11
