date:Mar 11, 2014
contrast, imports of other fruit categories decreased. For example, imports of pears have shrunk by 9.7 percent to 371 thousand MT and grape imports shrunk by 7.7 percent to 350 thousand MT.
Only a small share of fresh consumable fruit in Russia is grown domestically. FruitNews.ru estimated that at least 80 percent of fruit in the commercial supply chain is imported. Thus, the major market impact factors were changes in consumer demand and in the offers from foreign exporters. A number of marke