The share of imported salt on the Russian market in 2023 increased to 33.6%

Moscow. 1st of February. INTERFAX.RU - The share of imported salt on the Russian market in 2023 increased to 33.6% from 31.1% a year earlier, although there are enough domestic products, reports Rusprodsoyuz. “The growth in imports is caused by difficulties with the supply of cars for shipment of domestic products and the retail policy,” says the Rusprodsoyuz report. “Delivery times for both empty and loaded cars from JSC Russian Railways have increased more than three times, which has led to a slowdown in delivery salt to customers. At the same time, foreign suppliers do not experience difficulties in quickly shipping their products." “The delivery time for empty cars from the moment of delivery to factories increased from 3-5 days to 15-17 days, which in some periods of 2023 caused a decrease in the volume of shipments of finished products by almost half,” noted Dmitry Leonov, deputy chairman of the board of Rusprodsoyuz, quoted in press release. According to him, the second ...