South Africa has become the absolute leader in the supply of oranges to Russia

South Africa has taken absolute leadership in the Russian market in the supply of oranges in the winter, South African Ambassador to the Russian Federation Mzuvukile Jeff Maketuka said in an interview with TASS. "In winter we have no competition. In December it is winter in Egypt, in South Africa it is summer. At this time of year we can easily occupy 80-90% of the market, and this percentage is growing," the diplomat said. He explained that in general, South Africa ranks third among exporters of citrus fruits to the Russian Federation, behind Turkey and Egypt, but in winter, “for every ten oranges in any Russian supermarket, there are seven South African ones.” In addition, according to him, in the coming years, supplies of this product from South Africa to the Russian market may increase by a quarter. “I just received a report according to which the export of citrus <…> is planned to increase by 25% in the next three years because we are building more plantations,” the ...