Challenges for fresh fruit from the southern hemisphere due to the Russia- Ukraine war

Published 2022년 3월 25일

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A webinar was held by the Chilean Association of Fruit Exporters (ASOEX) and the Association of Fruit Exporters of the Southern Hemisphere (SHAFFE), in collaboration with Freshfel Europe and Simfruit, to discuss the effects of the ongoing situation in Russia and Ukraine on the export and import of fresh fruits. The webinar highlighted the challenges faced by southern hemisphere exporters, who count Russia as a crucial market, accounting for 17% of Russia's total import of fresh produce in 2020. Issues such as logistical challenges, rising container prices, and port congestion were discussed, alongside the difficulty of redistributing fruit to other markets as Europe may not be able to absorb all the redistributed volumes.

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In order to analyze the current and future impact on the export and import of fresh products, especially fruit, the Chilean Association of Fruit Exporters (ASOEX), together with the Association of Fruit Exporters of the Southern Hemisphere (SHAFFE), Freshfel Europe and the Chilean news portal Simfruit held a webinar on March 17. There was a large participation, not only from Chile, but also from other parts of the world. "It is a difficult period for exporters from the southern hemisphere. The Ukrainian market is not that big, but the Russian market is. Russia offers many opportunities for the export of fruits from the southern hemisphere, especially apples, pears and citrus. Together Those three fruits represent 80% of our total fruit exports to Russia," said Nelli Hajdu, SHAFFE's general secretary. According to the expert, a number of problems now arise: "What are we going to do with the fruit that we can't ship to Russia? Are we going to redistribute it? In which markets? Shall ...

Source: AGF