Russia to ban import of cut flowers from Kazakhstan

- Russia will ban import of cut flowers from Kazakhstan from October 21, the press service of Rosselkhoznadzor reports. "Rosshelkhoznadzor imposes restrictions for import of cut flowers and bunches that are sent to Russia accompanied by Kazakh phytosanitary certificates issued for products mainly from unfriendly countries from October 21. Kazakhstan re-exports most of flowers from the Netherlands, Poland and Belgium.

However, the competent authorities of these countries do not provide an adequate level of control over the safety of products," the statement says. Such a decision was taken to "preserve the phytosanitary welfare of Russia and export volumes of goods", as well as in view of numerous (43) cases of detection of a quarantine object for member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, the polyphagous western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande), in flower products in 2023 and 2024". The potential economic danger from penetration and spread of western flower thrips is more than 11.



5 billion rubles, Rosselkhoznadzor noted..