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Russia temporarily limits potato imports from Egypt
Russia's phytosanitary watchdog (Rosselkhoznadzor) has introduced temporary restrictions on potato imports from Egypt.
The restrictions were introduced for shipments from six regions of the country.
«Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance regrets to inform that temporary restrictions on potato imports from Egypt's zones №64.01.07.66; №48.09.15.01; №45.11.08.21; №45.10.03.20; №02.03.09.02; №45.10.02.17 will come into force on April 9, 2015. Potatoes produced in the mentioned zones are not subject to shipped to the territory of the Russian Federation», Rosselkhoznadzor's statement says.