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Published 2020년 7월 8일

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Russia relies heavily on imports for its spice needs, with pepper and ginger making up half of the imports. The country's domestic production focuses on spicy herbs like parsley, dill, basil, and coriander. In 2019, Russia's total spice imports hit 39.5 thousand tons, a 14% increase, with China, Vietnam, and India being the primary suppliers. The domestic market for spices and seasonings based on them grew by 5% in 2019 to 77 thousand tons. Coriander is the country's largest spice export, with India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia as the main buyers. Despite stable consumption, sales of spices in Russia saw a 0.7% decline in real terms from April 2019 to March 2020, indicating efforts by Russians to economize. However, there's also growth in the market for expensive, rare spice mixtures.

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Of the variety of spices in Russia, mainly spicy herbs are grown - parsley, dill, basil, and the same coriander. The rest is imported, says Anastasia Sysoeva, a consultant with the Strategic Consulting practice at NEO Center. According to her, the largest import categories - pepper (18.8 thousand tons or $ 46.1 million) and ginger (16.8 thousand tons or $ 39.7 million) - account for 47 percent and 42 percent of imports, respectively. Other imported spices are vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, matsis, cardamom, juniper berries, saffron, turmeric, bay leaf and curry. Major suppliers are China, Vietnam and India. In 2019, the total volume of spices imported into Russia reached 39.5 thousand tons (or $ 101 million), an increase of 14 percent. "About 60 percent of this volume goes to the production of seasonings, the rest is intended for sale in raw form," the expert explains. Taking into account domestic production, the total volume of the market for spices and seasonings based on them in ...

Source: RG