The Republic Phytosanitary Inspection Service, as part of the regular control of shipments of seeds of agricultural plants during importation, banned the import of a shipment of corn seeds originating from Italy, in the amount of 3,900 kilograms, because it did not meet the prescribed quality standards.

During the inspection of the shipment, the inspector carried out sampling for laboratory analysis in order to test the quality. Based on the Report of the laboratory analysis issued by “Agricultural Institute of the Republic of Srpska” it was determined that germination was below the minimum prescribed for seed quality. Based on the above, the Republic Phytosanitary Inspector issued a Decision banning the import of the shipment in question and ordered it to be returned to sender.

Considering the beginning of the sowing season, the Republic Phytosanitary Inspection Service is paying special attention in this period to the control of the import of seeds, planting material and other agricultural raw materials that will be sold on the market of the Republic of Srpska. Domestic agricultural production has a special importance for the domestic market and the domestic processing industry, and competent institutions invest all available resources and capacities in order to achieve the highest quality yields.

We appeal to agricultural producers to buy agricultural raw materials exclusively from registered facilities, from businesses that sell products of verified quality, properly declared and labeled.