In the export of beverages, Russia will focus more on non-CIS countries

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Published Oct 5, 2023

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Russia is currently exporting water and soft drinks primarily to CIS countries like Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Uzbekistan, but there is a plan to shift focus to non-CIS countries including China, India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Israel. The goal is to tap into these growing markets and increase beverage exports. However, in order to successfully promote and distribute these products abroad, Russia needs to establish a national distribution system and create support measures for exports.

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Russia currently exports more water and soft drinks to the CIS countries, but will gradually focus on supplies to non-CIS countries, said Dmitry Krasnov, head of the Agroexport center, at a session at the Golden Autumn 2023 agro-industrial exhibition on Wednesday. It presented a strategy for the development of beverage exports from the Russian Federation. We are talking, first of all, about apple juice, mineral water and drinks such as lemonade. “The export of beverages is actively developing. From 2017 to 2022, it grew at a rate that was even slightly higher than the very high growth rate of exports (agricultural products - IF). Exports more than doubled, and by the end of 2022 it is almost $0.5 billion “This is a really significant number,” he said. At the same time, Krasnov drew attention to the fact that the main buyers of these products are neighboring countries, primarily Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Uzbekistan. This is due to general consumer preferences, the ...

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