Measures are being taken to remove export restrictions on apples from Azerbaijan to Russia. Discussions on this topic were held between delegations of the Food Safety Agency and the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision of the Russian Federation. The employees of the Agency carried out monitoring in the enterprises supplying apples.
As a result of the negotiations, 37 enterprises supplying apples received permits to export their products to Russia. "The export forecast related to these enterprises in 2021 is 88,232 tons of apples," it was reported.
Some 67 enterprises supplying apples exported 66,924 tons to the Russian Federation in 2020. The Food Safety Agency and the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision continue to actively discuss the corresponding issues.
