Imports of fruit, vegetables, and cut flowers into the Omsk Region have sharply increased this year. Between January and 5 December, inspectors processed nearly 3,000 incoming shipments at the Omas logistics site, totaling around 62,000 tonnes of produce and more than 2.6 million cut flowers, over 2.5 times more than in 2024.
Uzbekistan remains the dominant supplier, accounting for 93% of all imports (~57,000 tonnes). Most shipments consisted of grapes, tomatoes, stone fruits, melons, and dried fruit. Additional volumes arrived from China, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, India, and Iran.
The surge in imports led to increased phytosanitary incidents: 270 cases of contamination were recorded, three times last year's figure. Seven harmful organisms were detected, including Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), Oriental fruit moth, and Western flower thrips. As a result, 23 tomato consignments, six flower lots, and one strawberry shipment were destroyed.
Another 56 consignments of stone fruit and 20 shipments of pomegranates underwent fumigation and were released into circulation. Produce carrying California red scale was also cleared according to EAEU rules, as the pest is not considered harmful when detected on fruit.
Alongside the growing inflow of foreign produce, Omsk increased its potato exports, shipping more than 21,000 tonnes of locally grown potatoes between 9 January and 3 December 2025.
Kazakhstan remained the main destination, accounting for 96.2% of total export volume (20,900 t). Smaller shipments were sent to Uzbekistan (730 t) and Kyrgyzstan (80 t). Compared with the same period in 2024 (15,900 t), potato exports rose by more than 36%.
On 1 December, a 17.4-tonne shipment of fresh peppers from Uzbekistan bound for the Orenburg Region was found contaminated with potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella), a pest limited in distribution within the Eurasian Economic Union. The shipment was denied entry, and the importer was fined. The entire batch was subsequently sent for phytosanitary treatment at the owner's request.
Source: omskinform.ru / fsvps.gov.ru
