Per capita consumption of fruits and berries in Russia has grown by almost 30 kg in 30 years

By the end of 2021, the consumption of fruits and berries will grow to 63 kg per Russian, the Russian Agricultural Bank predicts. Over the past 10 years, domestic production has almost doubled, while imports have shown a decline of 10%. Per capita consumption of fruits and berries in Russia has grown by 28 kg over 30 years, and over the past 10 years by 3 kg. Despite the fact that imports still play the most important role in the formation of the total volume of the fruit and berries market in Russia, a significant increase in domestic production has been noted over 10 years. The share of imports in the market structure decreased from 72% to 58%, the share of domestic production increased from 28% to 42%. At the end of 2021, the projected increase in production compared to 2020 is estimated at 11.4%, while production [1] will amount to about 3.9 million tons. Accordingly, the increase in production over 10 years will be 63%. At the same time, imports for the specified period ...