date:Aug 05, 2014
ers have seen sales to Russia, the seventh largest export market, cut nearly in half this year because political tensions have made Russian importers hesitant to make purchases, said Peter Vlazakis, export market coordinator for the American Pistachio Growers.
Pistachio exporters have a legitimate fear about the potential for trade disruptions, Vlazakis said.
Russians may turn for pistachios to Iran, the world's second largest producer after the United States.
Major grain trading houses also