Abkhazia has increased the export of kiwi fruit to Russia several times this season

Agricultural producers of Abkhazia have exported 10 tons of kiwifruit to Russia since the beginning of September, which is several times more than in the same period last year. This was reported to TASS at the State Customs Committee of Abkhazia on Friday. Kiwi fruit usually ripens in September and is exported before the end of winter. This is one of the new agricultural crops for Abkhazia, for the first time in 1989 it was brought to the republic by the director of the Research Institute of Agriculture Lesik Aiba, and the first crop appeared only in the late 1990s. "From September 1, 2022 to February 3 this year, 10 tons of kiwi were taken from Abkhazia to Russia, while last year - only 210 kilograms," the customs press officer said. At the same time, the export of citrus fruits, which began in October, continues. According to customs on Friday, 38.1 thousand tons of tangerines were exported (last year at such a time - 20.8 thousand tons), slightly less than last year, lemons ...