Rosselkhoznadzor allowed the growth of purchases of vegetables from Iran by 3.5 times

Iran may increase the supply of vegetables to Russia from the current 570,000 tons to 2 million tons per year, the Rosselkhoznadzor said in a statement published following talks between Deputy Minister Konstantin Savenkov and the heads of the Iranian Plant Protection Organization (IPPO) Jahpur Jamshid Alai Moghadami and the Iranian Veterinary Organization (IVO) Seyyed Mohammad Aghamiri.

“At the talks, it was about Iran's ability to supply up to 2 million tons of vegetables, such as tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, peppers, as well as greens and apples. To date, the volume of imports of these crops to Russia by the Iranian side is estimated at 570,000 tons,” the statement said.

In turn, Iran expressed its interest in purchasing an additional amount of grain and oil crops from 7 million tons to 12 million tons per year from Russia. In the near future, the country's authorities will study the possibility of opening a market for Russian poultry, lamb and other meat products, the department said.

In December last year, Rosselkhoznadzor restricted the supply of fruits and vegetables to Russia from Iran due to the residual content of pesticides banned in the country. Harmful substances found in lemons, tangerines, peppers and pomegranates. Rosselkhoznadzor reported that the parties are considering the issue of signing two agreements that will regulate Russian-Iranian cooperation in the field of the safe use of pesticides and agrochemicals.