Russia has decided to prolong discounts on rail freight rates for agricultural products from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
Russian Railways has extended its discount program for transporting fruit and vegetable products from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to Russia, according to the company's press service. Following a

Canada has opened its market to import apples from Ukraine.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has approved a program to facilitate the importation of Ukrainian apples, as announced by Ukraine's State Service on Food Safety and Consumer Protection.

Ukraine may expand fresh apple exports and imports of exotic fruits thanks to annihilation of the Russian Black Sea Fleet
EastFruit analysts draw attention to the message from the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine about the restart of container traffic in the Black Sea ports of Ukraine within 2-3 weeks. This news

Quarantine pests detected in imported strawberry batches from Kazakhstan in Orenburg region of Russia
Since February 2024, Rosselkhoznadzor officials in Orenburg have conducted quarantine phytosanitary checks at Russian border checkpoints, warehouses, control posts, and delivery sites for

Russia imposes partial ban on Ecuadorian banana imports due to 'pest discovery'
Russian food safety regulator Rosselkhoznadzor has announced a partial ban on banana imports from Ecuador, the globe's top banana exporter. The ban, effective from February 5, was instated after

Economist explains why cucumbers and tomatoes in Russia are pricier than meat
Dmitry Morkovkin, associate professor at Russia's Financial University, attributes the soaring prices of cucumbers and tomatoes, hitting 8.1 euros per kilogram, to Western sanctions disrupting

Russian growers ask to limit potato imports
The Potato Union at a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture proposed to limit the import of potatoes to Russia. Russian potato growers are faced with a marketing problem; warehouses have