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Russian agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has stopped the import of 18 tonnes of Ukrainian tomatoes, which arrived from Belarus and were infected with western flower thrips, the watchdog said.

The tomatoes had re-export phytosanitary certificates, issued by the Belarusian State Inspectorate for Seed Production, Quarantine and Plant Production.