More than two thousand tons of citrus fruits have already been delivered from Abkhazia to Russia

Now the customs officers have a busy time - they process up to 130 tons of citrus fruits per day. In addition to tangerines, entrepreneurs import feijoa, persimmon, lemons and oranges. In total, more than 2.5 thousand tons of agricultural products were imported from the neighboring republic. This season, Abkhazian farmers predict a big harvest. According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Abkhazia, about 55 thousand tons of fruits are planned to be imported into Russia. “At state farms, the mass collection of tangerines began a month later, in mid-November, due to weather conditions,” Eduard Bargandzhia, head of the agronomic department of the Ministry of Agriculture of the neighboring republic, told RG. - We had rains, and they did not ripen, and picking green fruits is unprofitable - you simply cannot sell them. Now the weather is cool and the sun is shining, we are waiting for a rich harvest. In addition to the land border, the sweet cargo stays along the Black Sea to the ports ...