Russia has as soon as once more elevated the quota of tomatoes imported from Türkiye by 150,000 tons, media experiences stated Thursday.
Accordingly, the quota was hiked from 350,000 tons to 500,000 tons.
It was beforehand elevated to 350,000 tons in April 2022.
Russia first imposed the quota in 2015 after Türkiye downed a Russian warplane that it stated violated its airspace close to the Syrian border.
Moscow lifted the import ban in November 2017 as tensions between the 2 nations eased, significantly after the launch of the TurkStream pipeline carrying Russian gasoline to Türkiye however set limits.
The nation then elevated the boundaries regularly from 50,000 tons in February 2020.
The Turkish business fraternity and officers have been calling for the whole removing of Russia’s quota on vegetable imports.
Last yr, the quantity of general commerce between Türkiye and Russia topped $62 billion.
Türkiye’s whole tomato exports, in the meantime, amounted to $326 million within the January-June interval of this yr.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
