Damaged apples will be sold in Russia due to the shortage of these fruits

Published 2024년 8월 28일

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Russian stores may start selling technically flawed apples, such as those with irregular shapes, colors, and skin damage, due to a lack of marketable apples this year caused by May frosts. These imperfect apples, also known as 'technical' apples, are usually used for making juices and purees. The situation is similar to 2015. Due to the shortage, the price for these technical apples is expected to rise, and the government and retail chains are responding by selling cheaper, lower quality products. North Korea is also seeking to make up for its failed apple harvest by importing apples from countries such as Turkey, South Africa, Serbia, China, and Uzbekistan.

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Apples of irregular shape and color, and with skin damage may appear in Russian stores. Such fruits are usually called "technical" and are sent to make juices and purees. However, this year, due to the lack of marketable apples, we will probably have to sell some of them. This is reported by Yugopolis. Iryna Koziy, director of the association of berry producers and processors of Russia "Yagidny Soyuz", head of the FruitNews information agency, said that this year the producers will have many technical apples that could not acquire the desired shape and color due to the May frosts. According to her, technical fruits can be sold like apples of the economy. A similar situation existed in 2015. "A paradoxical situation emerges - an increase in the share of fruits of "technical quality" leads to an increase in prices for these technical fruits. We can see this effect this year as well. An additional incentive is the attempts of the government and the retail chains themselves to fight ...

Source: Agrotimes