In 2023, Russia turned out to be the largest importer of tangerines

Published 2024년 1월 7일

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Russia has become the world's largest buyer of tangerines, importing 406,000 tons of the fruit, or 21 percent of global purchases, in the period from January to September. The increase in imports is due to high demand and rising prices, as well as the fruit's association with winter holidays and its ability to quench thirst in spring and summer. Other top tangerine importing countries include the United States, the UK, France, and Germany, with differences in both volume and monetary terms.

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Over the past year, Russia has become the world's largest buyer of tangerines. The RIA Novosti news agency writes about this with reference to data from the Association of Food Manufacturers and Suppliers (Rusprodsoyuz). It is clarified that we are talking about the period from January to September, during which our country imported 406,000 tons of this fruit, or 21 percent of global purchases. Russia was also the leader in monetary terms – $412 million, or eight percent more than in the same period last year. The increase in the indicator in physical terms is associated with high demand, explained by the limited availability of this citrus fruit and its excellent taste, and in monetary terms - with rising prices for it, which are supported by these factors. Russia remains the world's main buyer of peaches It should be noted that statistics do not provide data closer to the end of the year, when the demand for this fruit becomes rushed on the eve of the New Year, since it is one ...

Source: Rosng