Russia increased import of tangerines by 14.4% by December 5

Moscow. December 9. INTERFAX.RU - Russia has sufficient supplies of tangerines for the New Year; their import by December 5 increased by 14.4% and amounted to 738.3 thousand tons, the press service of Rosselkhoznadzor told Interfax. The main supplier of these citrus fruits is Turkey, which imported 311.1 thousand tons. 148.9 thousand tons were imported from Egypt, 72.1 thousand tons from China, 58.2 thousand tons from South Africa, 44.7 thousand tons from Iran, 21.6 thousand tons from Georgia, 20.1 thousand tons from Abkhazia, 18.2 thousand tons from Morocco and 10.5 thousand tons from Pakistan. As the acting Abkhazia's Minister of Agriculture Beslan Dzhopua, the day before, control over the import of tangerines from the republic was tightened due to the discovery of a pest such ...