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Poland reduces apple exports to Russia
Poland has significantly reduced apple exports to the Russian Federation, according to the official statistics.
In particular, Russian importers purchased just 37,000 tons of Polish apples in November 2013, a decrease of 38% compared with the same month of the previous year.
Russia's cumulative imports of apples from Poland in the first 5 months of the current season totaled 91,000 tons, a decrease of 29% compared with the same period of the season 2012/13.
We would remind you that Poland is a stable leader in apple exports to the Russian Federation with the share of 55% in Russia's total imports in the previous season.