Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
Ukraine loses ground in Russian apple market
Ukraine has been reducing apple exports to the Russian Federation for the fourth season in a row. Despite high production in the season 2012/13, Ukraine exported just 17,000 tons of apples to Russia, a decrease of 32% year-on-year and the lowest result ever. For comparison, Russian importers purchased 25,000 tons of Ukrainian apples in the season 2011/12.
Ukraine's apple exports fell due to Russia's accession to the WTO, which had led to lower import duties on European produce. In connection with that, Ukrainian apples' competitiveness in the Russian market has sharply decreased.
In such a way, Ukraine ranked just tenth in Russia's total apple imports in the season 2012/13. The Russian Federation still remains the main export market for Ukrainian apple suppliers.
We would remind you that more detailed information on the Russian and Ukrainian apple market developments will be presented at the 3rd International Conference “Apple Business of Ukraine & Russia – 2013”, which is to take place on August 15-16, 2013, Donetsk, Ukraine. To take part in the event, please fill out a registration form here.
For more information about the event, please contact Conference Organizing Committee:
Ievgen Kuzin
tel: +7 495 7894419 (Russia)
tel: +380 (562) 321595, ext. - 341 (Ukraine)
cell: +380 96 5836323
email: [email protected]