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Russia: record low imports of grape juice
The Russian Federation has significantly lowered grape juice imports in the current season, according to the official statistics.
Russia's imports in November 2013 totaled 1,300 tons, a decrease of 35% compared with the same month of the previous year.
Cumulative imports over the first 5 months of the season 2013/14 stood at 5,000 tons, a decrease of 38% compared with July-November 2012, when Russian importers had purchased 8,000 tons, the record high result over the past 5 years.
We would remind you that the Russian Federation imported more than 15,000 tons of grape juice in the previous season with Spain, Argentina, Italy, Iran and Turkey being the largest exporters.