"Of course, the selection of machines, of course, criminal prosecution, and what else? The only way! If I had my way, I would have tightened", — said Tkachev, speaking at the forum "greenhouses of Russia", noting that Russia should defend its interests "firmly and clearly".

"In Germany, if you produce products that do not meet the technical regulations, you have taken the license and a fine up to criminal prosecution, this is the punishment: or I'll Shimizu, or will lose their business," he added Tkachev.

In turn, the head of the Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert said that he considered the rating of "gray imports" of tomatoes in 2017, 150 thousand tons of modest. "I think of tomatoes drove 250 thousand tons (in 2017 — ed.)", — he said.