The Russian Federation might increase the quota of tomatoes imported from Turkey by 50,000 tons. According to Russian news agency Interfax, the country may increase the quota, which is currently at 300,000 tons, to 350,000 tons, as Russia's Agriculture Ministry is preparing a new import draft. Turkish officials have long been arguing that the quota should be lifted completely.
Turkey generated $363 million in revenue from 623,000 tons of tomato exports in 2021. About half of these exports were made to Russia. Russia first imposed the quota in 2015 after Turkey downed a Russian warplane that it said violated its airspace near the Syrian border. Moscow lifted the import ban in November 2017 as tensions between the two countries eased, but set limits.
Moscow initially increased the quota by 50,000 tons in February 2020 to 200,000 tons and then raised it to 250,000 tons in January last year. Russia’s Agriculture Ministry raised the quota by another 50,000 tons to 300,000 tons in April 2021.
Source: dailysabah.com