The Ministry of Agriculture is discussing the possibility of growing bananas in Russia

"We are already thinking about growing bananas. I was in Kazakhstan last week. Kazakhstan has started growing bananas in greenhouses. I don't know, maybe we will come to this too. I don't know why yet. For now, Ecuadorian bananas are cheaper. But things are changing," said Oksana Lut. Russia imports about 1.4 million tons of bananas annually, almost the entire volume coming from Ecuador. The remaining few percent are divided between suppliers from South Korea, China and Costa Rica. In the first 10 months of 2024, the volume of imports amounted to 1.16 million tons, which is 6% less than in the same period of 2023. Rosselkhoznadzor says that it has not observed a significant decrease in banana imports to Russia from foreign countries, although many media outlets reported a drop to minimums since 2012. According to the department, by the end of 2024, approximately the same amount as usual is expected - about 1.4 million tons will be imported. If we compare not volumes, but prices, ...