According to Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), from July to April 2012/13 China shipped to the Russian market 104 thousand tons of apples, which is 7% lower than during the same period the season before.
It should be also noted that the import of apples to Russia from China for 10 months of the season was the lowest for this period.
However, despite the decline in exports of apples to Russia, China managed to be third biggest supplier to Russia third season in a row. 6 seasons ago, China was the leading supplier of fruit on the Russian market.
Source: www.freshmarket.ru