Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
Russia reduces fruit and vegetable imports
In 2015, Russia imported a total of 6.782 million tonnes of vegetables and fruits, compared to 7.934 million tonnes a year earlier. For comparison, in 2012 imports reached almost 8.019 million tonnes.
Last year, before the introduction of the embargo on Turkish products, Turkey was the largest supplier of horticultural products to the Russian market. In 2015, Turkish exporters supplied a total of 1.282 million tonnes of fruit and vegetables. The second largest supplier was Ecuador, which exported mainly bananas, with a total of 1.209 million tonnes. The third-largest supplier of fruit and vegetables in this period was Belarus, with 1.093 million tonnes, followed by China, with over 671.0 thousand tonnes; Egypt, with 364.7 thousand tonnes; Morocco, with almost 296.0 thousand tonnes and Israel, with 242.8 thousand tonnes of fruit and vegetables.
In total, the embargoed EU countries exported an insignificant volume of less than 19.0 thousand tonnes, of which 100 percent was delivered from the Netherlands.
The ranking of most imported products is topped by bananas, with a total of 1.226 million tonnes. In second place, we have apples, with more than 880.0 thousand tonnes, followed by mandarins (768.7 thousand tonnes), tomatoes (665.5 thousand tonnes) and oranges (463.7 thousand tonnes).
The ranking continues with onions (less than 264.0 thousand tonnes), pears (257.6 thousand tonnes), grapes (253.3 thousand tonnes), lemons (200.0 thousand tonnes) and peaches (199.7 thousand tonnes).