date:Oct 22, 2013
The Russian import of fresh fruit and vegetables increased by around 10% in the first six months of this year. The import of fresh vegetables from Holland even grew by 14%, but the import of fresh fruit from Holland plummeted for the second year running. On a yearly basis (2012) the Russian import is worth 6 billion Euro, of which 4.4 billion fresh fruit and 1.6 billion fresh vegetables. The value of the import from Holland was 220 million Euro (2012), of which 160 million fresh fruit and 60 mil