January 25 2007, 14:42

Russia: the prices for hazel-nut of Turkish origin are rapidly growing

According to information provided by the specialists of "Agrooglyad: Vegetables and Fruits" journal, the first shipments of hazel-nut of Turkish origin have started to be supplied on the markets of Moscow oblast. The prices for this product are gradually growing. In the beginning of the current week the prices for Turkish hazel-nut (the delivery cost to Moscow is included) were about $ 6.8-6.83/kg. Today the vendors set the prices in the range $6.88 to 6.9/kg. Turkish hazel-nut cost around $ 6.2-6.5/kg a week ago.

The market players say that the positive price dynamics for Turkish hazel-nut is predetermined by the price increase for this product on the inner market of the Russian Federation. It is worth mentioning that Turkey is the world largest hazel-nut producer; it occupies around 80% of this market.