Armenia records 1.5-fold increase in supplies of fruit and vegetables  to Russia 

ArmInfo. As of July 23, Armenia supplied 103.4 thousand tons of fruit and vegetable products to Russia, which is almost one and a half times more than in the same period last year (69.6 thousand tons). This was reported by Interfak with reference to Rosselkhoznadzor.

The head of the service, Sergey Dankvert, held a meeting with the  head of the Food Safety Inspectorate of Armenia, Tigran Petrosyan.

Rosselkhoznadzor also noted an increase in the supply of cut flowers  from Armenia. Since the beginning of the year, over 71.1 million  pieces have been supplied, which is 47% more than in the same period  of 2024 (48.5 million pieces). Over the entire last year, 84.4  million pieces of flower products were shipped.

The increase in supplies led to the introduction of a new procedure  for the import of cut flowers and buds from Armenia from June 27. The  import of flower products became possible only from production sites  that ensure traceability throughout the entire chain - from  cultivation to sale. Rosselkhoznadzor then noted that the analysis of  the information provided by the competent agency of Armenia showed  that "the Armenian origin of flower products supplied to Russia is  not traceable", this may indicate the supply of products with an  uncertain status, including dangerous ones.

According to the press release, at the meeting "the parties agreed on  the need to comply with the phytosanitary requirements of the EAEU  when supplying products, and also discussed in more detail the  procedure for admitting flowers to Russia." Petrosyan assured that  the Russian market is of great importance for Armenia and guaranteed  that the competent agency of the republic will comply with the  requirements of the EAEU when exporting goods, the document notes.

Rosselkhoznadzor is conducting an audit of greenhouses in Armenia.  The agency will inspect some of the enterprises, other producers -  the Armenian service independently with the subsequent provision of  appropriate guarantees. As a result of the joint work, 14 producers  of flower products were admitted to the Russian market under the  guarantees of their Armenian colleagues.

As reported by Rosselkhoznadzor, Dankvert also noted the importance  and necessity of joint work on developing a single information space  between states in modern conditions, in particular, on the  integration of information systems in the field of phytosanitary to  ensure traceability of the movement of goods.

The meeting was attended by the Minister of Industry and  Agro-Industrial Complex of the EEC Goar Barseghyan.