Russia rejects Indias rice consignment due to pest contamination
The Dollar Business Bureau | @TheDollarBiz Russia’s phytosanitary watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, has rejected a rice consignment from India after it was found that the grains were contaminated with pests. Rosselkhoznadzor said, “The Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast detected low quality and hazardous rice exported from India.” Tests revealed that the stored grains were contaminated with pests – 4 specimen per kg (meal worm-1 specimen per kg, locust leaf roller – 2 specimens per kg, ticks – 1 specimen per kg), it added. According to Russian officials, the contamination was detected in steam-treated (parboiled) rice consignment in July 2014 and the specified grain consignment is banned for import to the Russian Federation. The Russian rice market is ...
India can make Russias friction with the West count: Possibility or a figment of my imagination?
Putin’s support to pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine and the takeover of Crimea made US and EU angry. And as expected, the expression of anger took the form of a foreign policy change. Over the past three weeks, US, Canada, Australia, EU, and Norway have implemented with immediate effect, a fresh series of economic sanctions against Russia. From banking to travel and tourism, these sanctions were crafted to give Moscow some troubled nights to rethink its strategy in Ukraine. What Russia did however, was return the favour with a slamdunk! In the past couple of days, the country has banned imports of various items from the aforementioned nations. The new ban will of course trouble manufacturers and exporters across EU, US and other ...
