China reduced beer imports from Russia by 19.5%, increased supplies to Russia almost twofold

Moscow. November 22. INTERFAX.RU - China imported $13.6 million worth of beer from Russia in the first ten months of this year, which is 19.5% less than in the same period last year ($16.9 million). At the same time, Chinese beer supplies to Russia during this period almost doubled, to $25.6 million from $13.6 million, according to data from the State Customs Administration (SCA) of China. In October, Russian beer supplies to China fell to $1.3 million from $1.5 million in the same month last year. In September, they amounted to $1.38 million. China, however, increased beer exports to Russia in October more than threefold, to $3.8 million from $1.2 million a year earlier. In January-October, China purchased beer from 65 countries. The largest supplier was Germany ($90.8 million). Then come the Netherlands ($82.9 million), Belgium ($45.4 million), Spain ($38.2 million). As reported, China was named one of the promising markets for Russian beer supplies in a review prepared by the ...