All posts tagged "Russia"

The restriction on Turkish tomato companies exporting products to Russia has been lifted as of May 1st. Even though press reports claimed all the restrictions have been lifted, that is not accurate as the annual aggregate quota is still in place at 50,000 tons. Before the political crisis between the two countries,...

by Oleg Nikishenkov, Fruit World Russia, Moscow Sergei Sobyanin, Moscow mayor, said that almost one-third of the...

(Updates with details, background) By Orhan Coskun and Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA, May 26 (Reuters) – In a bid to resolve a trade row with Russia, Turkey has proposed Moscow lifts its ban on imported Turkish tomatoes during periods when Russian growers are unable to produce their own. “We understand Russia would like...

Russia and Turkey will lift mutual trade restrictions, including those on the supply of grain. However, the Russian embargo on Turkish tomatoes will remain in force. During talks in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Erdogan agreed to lift almost the restrictions on bilateral trade between the two countries,...

Sudan has suspended imports of fruit, vegetables and fish from neighboring Egypt as of Sept. 20 on safety grounds, the Sudanese trade ministry said without elaborating. Sudan’s move came less than a week after Russia said it would suspend fruit and vegetable imports from Egypt, a move that appeared to be a response...

Thanks to unprecedented state support for agricultural projects and the ban on imports of fresh food from...

Aftershocks of sanctions on Russia for annexing Crimea have some local officials worried they might soon have...

Here’s a shocking statistic: According to a recent report in the Guardian, new research suggests American retailers...

The EU reconfirmed the extension of economic sanctions on Russia until the 31st of January 2017. This...

First-hand journalism instead of ‘copy-paste’ is the philosophy of the Fruit World International, the oldest independent global...