Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
Russia leads in global apple imports
Russia is the global leader in apple imports, according to the international experts' data.
The Russian Federation accounted for the share of 15% in the global apple market in the season 2012/13. Germany ranked second with the share of 6%. The UK was the third largest importer and also accounted for about 6%.
Those countries were followed by the Netherlands (4%), Mexico (3%), Egypt (3%), Canada (3%), France (2%) and India (2%).
We would remind you that Russia imported 1.34 mln tons of apples in the season 2012/13, an increase of 10% year-on-year.