Armenia resumes flower export to Russia

ArmInfo.  Specialist inspectors of the Food Safety Inspectorate of Armenia (FSSI) and the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of the  Russian Federation (Rosselkhoznadzor) have been conducting joint  online video monitoring in the greenhouses of companies engaged in  growing flowers in Armenia for a month and a half.

According to the FSSI, inspections have already been carried out in  47 companies (the total area was 105.4 hectares), of which 21 (85.7  hectares) have already received permits to export flowers to the  Russian Federation.

"The joint work of the supervisory authorities of both Armenia and  Russia continues: new permits for the export of flowers to the  Russian market are expected to be received>, the agency said in a  statement.

As ArmInfo previously reported, Rosselkhoznadzor temporarily  suspended the import of flowers from Armenia to Russia. According to  the Russian side, this is due to the detection of quarantine pests,  in particular, the western flower thrips, in batches of flowers  supplied from Armenia, which was reported in an official letter to  the Food Safety Inspectorate of Armenia in early summer. At that  time, the Russian side asked to take comprehensive measures and  strengthen control over the supplied goods, noting that from June 16,  2025, it would introduce temporary restrictions on the import of  flower products to Russia if measures were not taken. Later, the  Armenian inspection body reported that thanks to work with the  Russian side, 7 producers received permission to export flowers to  the Russian market. However, despite these statements, florists held  protests, demanding a solution to the existing problems. Against this  background, the inspection body organized a meeting with flower  producers who have been incurring losses for more than a month.

Moreover, on July 14, according to a report from Rosselkhoznadzor,  the head of the Food Safety Inspectorate Tigran Petrosyan discussed  issues of compliance with phytosanitary requirements with the deputy  head of Rosselkhoznadzor Yulia Shvabauskene. During the discussion,  Shvabauskene drew the attention of her Armenian colleagues to the  need to comply with EAEU standards and noted that Russia expects  Armenia to provide the previously requested information. In addition,  as reported by the press service of Rosselkhoznadzor, the Armenian  side was asked to accompany the shipped products with markings  indicating the country of origin.