Blueberries, mango and avocado are leaders in terms of growth rates among imported fruits in Russia

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Published Mar 20, 2021

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According to EastFruit analysts, Russia continues to increase fruit imports at a fairly high rate. The average annual growth in imports reaches 6.4% or $ 308 million. This is stated in the analytical review of fruit imports to Russia. At the same time, among the fruits supplied to Russia, the highest growth rates are shown by blueberries, mangoes, avocados, as well as exotic fruits, including tamarind, lychee, jackfruit, sapodillo, passionfruit, carambola and pitahaya.

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Blueberry imports to Russia are increasing by 32% annually. This is the highest relative growth rate of imports of any fruit. Mango imports are growing only slightly slower - by 28% annually, but here the volume of imports is significantly higher than in the blueberry segment. The import of avocados to Russia is also growing by 28% per year, which shows the highest absolute increase in imports of these three categories of fruits. By the way, this is in line with global trends, where avocado is the absolute leader in terms of growth in the global fruit trade. Also noteworthy is the growth in imports of exotic fruits such as tamarind, lychee, jackfruit, sapodillo, passionfruit, carambola and pitahaya. For this category of fruit imports, the annual growth reaches 16%. Russians consume 15% more imported strawberries every year. True, these berries are imported only during the absence of local production on the market. In addition, according to EastFruit experts, there has recently ...

Source: Eastfruit