In the Volgograd region revealed violations in the turnover of 13.5 thousand tons of seeds

According to the consolidated report on seed write-off and potential risks, 135 individual entrepreneurs and 28 legal entities wrote off more than 13.5 thousand tons of seeds for sowing purposes. Crops included winter soft and spring hard wheat, rye, maize, chickpeas, soybeans, lentils, spring barley, sunflower, potatoes and vegetable crops. At the same time, there were no documents certifying varietal and sowing qualities for these lots, or actual quality indicators did not meet the established standards.

An example is the incident recorded on September 28. An enterprise from Staropoltava district has written off more than 380 tons of seeds for food use without proper accompanying documents confirming their characteristics. The volume included batches of wheat varieties "Lydia", "Pearl of the Volga region" and "Kamyshanka 4".

Such actions run counter to the provisions of Federal Law No. 454-FZ “On Seed Production”: the legislation explicitly prohibits the use of seeds without confirming their varietal and sowing properties, as well as sowing lots that do not meet the established quality requirements.

All violators of the Rosselkhoznadzor Department issued 163 warnings. They contain a requirement to bring economic activity in accordance with the current norms and exclude further deviations from the rules in the field of seed production.