Rosselkhoznadzor reported a 24% reduction in Russia's apple imports over 11 months of 2022

Published 2023년 2월 6일

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Apple imports to Russia have decreased by 24% in the first 11 months of 2022, totaling 592 thousand tons, compared to 777 thousand tons in the same period of 2021. This is largely due to a reduction in exports from the main supplier, Moldova, which has seen a significant decrease in its exports of vegetables and fruits to Russia. Despite this, the Russian agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, emphasizes the importance of safe products from friendly countries to balance the market and maintain low prices.

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According to the results of 11 months of 2021, the volume of apple supplies to Russia amounted to 777 thousand tons. For the same period of the current year, this figure decreased by 24% to 592 thousand tons. 12 out of 20 countries - the main foreign suppliers of apples - have reduced their exports to Russia this year. The main supplier of apples to the Russian market for several years, Moldova, has been gradually reducing the volume of sales of fruit and vegetable products over the past few years. If in 2019 Moldova exported 355 thousand tons of agricultural products to Russia, while 250 thousand tons were apples, then by 2022 this volume has significantly decreased. As of December 6, 2022, a total of 215 thousand tons of vegetables and fruits were delivered, of which about 160 thousand tons accounted for apples. The Rosselkhoznadzor notes that increasing the volume of its own ...

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