Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
Russia: pear imports lowest in past 4 years
According to Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation, Russia's imports of pears in the period from July 2012 to March 2013 amounted to 260,000 tonnes, a decrease of 14% from the same period of the previous season and record low result over the past 4 years.
Imports were lower only in the season 2008/09, when imports had reached just 230,000 tonnes in the same period.
The Netherlands, Argentina and Belgium were the main suppliers of pears to the Russian market.
We would remind you that detailed statistical data on Russian and Ukrainian fruit and vegetable imports in the past 3 years as well as largest importers' contacts and other valuable market information are available in the informational product Russia & Ukraine: Fruit and Vegetable Business Yearbook 2012.
To learn more about it, please contact International Relations Department of Fruit-Inform:
tel: +380 562 320795 (ext. - 341)
cell: +380 96 5836323 (Ievgen Kuzin)
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