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Food City Wholesale Market in Moscow is Oversaturated with Uzbek Table Grapes

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The supply of Uzbek table grapes on the Russian market is beginning to significantly exceed demand, and this ratio has formed a downward trend in prices. Russian purchasing retail chains have reduced purchasing prices for Uzbek table grapes by 25-30% over the past month.

At the same time, market participants foresee a further decline in prices for Uzbek table grapes in the near future, despite the current prices being already 20-30% lower compared to the same period last year.

Since the export season of Uzbek table grapes starts in July and its most active phase, which accounts for most of the annual export volumes, lasts from August to November, now is the peak season. Therefore, we can already draw conclusions that the prices for Uzbek table grapes in Russia are not favorable for their growers and exporters. (more…)

Tallinn Food Fair 2021

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Tallinn Food Fair

September 29 – October 11, 2021

Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn FoodFest (TFF) is an internationally recognized source of trade opportunities for food related industries – hotels, restaurants and catering services, retailers, importers, logistics and producers. It is also featured in all industry publications and newsletters in Estonia and the surrounding Baltic countries. TFF is the No 1 industry event for food professionals in Estonia. Over 6 000 trade visitors are expected including hundreds from neighbouring countries.

For more information see www.profexpo.ee/foodfair/

Indagra Food 2021

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  Indagra Food

  October 27-31, 2021

  Romexpo, Bucharest, Romania

Indagra Food – International trade fair for the food industry – represents the most important advertising platform for the companies in this field. It represents an efficient networking and information platform, the ideal framework for presenting novelties, products and services in the food industry and establishing new business contacts and contracts.

For more information see www.indagra.ro

Tomato Greenhouse of 100 Hectares Under Construction

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A greenhouse complex of 100 hectares is currently under construction in the Russian region of Kabardino-Balkaria. The agro-industrial holding ECO-culture plans to grow in it some 63,000 mt of tomatoes per year.

“The surface area of the greenhouse complex is 100 hectares. The project will be carried out in 2 steps: 40 hectares first, followed by 60 hectares (the construction should be completed by the end of 2024). The production capacity of the facilities will be about 62,000-63,000 mt of tomatoes per year, making it the biggest project in Russia,” explained Alexander Rudakov, president of the company.

“The project in Kabardino-Balkaria will be the largest in the region. 2,000 jobs will be created. There will be a large distribution center, as well as packaging equipment. It will be a mega-complex of modern greenhouses, but we will not put robots to harvest the tomatoes because the region needs jobs. Even if it is more profitable for everyone, we will automate as much as possible to make people’s work easier.”

500,000 mt of tomatoes are imported each year in Russia. “The Russian chains are pleased to take the Russian product. It is delicious and keeps longer, so the demand is high. We expect to get 63 kg of tomatoes per square meter from February until December. Then, we will gradually transfer the areas to raspberries, strawberries and blueberries,” explains Alexander Rudakov.

“The project will be amortized in 10 years. There are always risks, but those risks are comparable to the opportunities. Over the years, we have had no problem with ECO-culture regarding payments. They have been reliable partners and we are ready to get into other projects, including other regions,” explained Igor Yatsuk, TASS deputy director of the regional branch of the Russian Agricultural Bank.

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Russia to Partially Lift Restrictions on Tomato, Pepper Supplies from Belarus

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The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Rosselkhoznadzor will partially lift temporary restrictions on the supplies of tomatoes and peppers from Belarus, BelTA learned from the website of Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog.

“Rosselkhoznadzor has allowed the import of tomatoes made by the Stakhovichi farm (Brest Oblast) and V.G. Denishchik (Grodno Oblast), as well as tomatoes and peppers from five producers: individual entrepreneur S.S. Rudyak (Brest Oblast ), V.K. Kirilko (Brest Oblast), D.S. Kirilko (Brest Oblast), G.V. Kozlyak (Brest Oblast), A.A. Kozlyak (Brest Oblast),” the message reads.

This decision was made following the study of the materials submitted by the Belarusian side on the phytosanitary examination of tomatoes and peppers in the places of production, as well as the guarantees of the Main State Inspectorate for Seed Production, Quarantine and Plant Protection of Belarus.

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Export of Apricots from Uzbekistan Decreased 6.5 Times in May-June 2021

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According to the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan, in the first half of 2021, the exports volume of apricot amounted to only 8.8 thousand mt worth $ 7.7 million. In the same period last year, the republic exported 6.5 times more – 56.9 thousand mt. Considering that the season for exporting fresh apricots from Uzbekistan to foreign markets lasts three months – from May to July, the above data for the first half of the year can be attributed to two months – May-June. Thus, the exports of Uzbek apricots in May-June 2021 decreased 6.5 times in physical terms compared to the same period last year. However, there is an important note: ​​the exports of apricots from Uzbekistan in 2020 was a record one.

Even without taking into account the record last year, the exports of fresh apricots in May-June 2021 decreased several times compared to the same period in previous years. For example: 5.3 times by 2019, 3.5 times – 2018, 2.2 times – 2017.

The three post-Soviet countries account for 96% of the exports of Uzbek apricot in May-June 2021:

Kazakhstan – 4.0 thousand mt (45% of the total exports volume of fresh apricots);

Russia – 3.1 thousand mt (35%)

Kyrgyzstan – 1.4 thousand mt (16%)

At the same time, 81% of the exports volume of fresh apricots was shipped to foreign markets from three regions of Uzbekistan – Fergana (47%), Tashkent (22%) and Namangan (13%) regions. Accordingly, the total share of the remaining 11 regions of the republic in the exports of fresh apricots was 19%.

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New Problems for the Moldovan Apples on the Russian Market

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The season of duties exemption for several groups of food products, including fresh fruit supplied from Moldova to the Russian market, expired on March 31, 2021. As a result, according to preliminary estimates of Moldovan traders, they will have to subtract from the current prices for exported apples, depending on their variety and quality, approximately 0.60-0.80 MDL/kg ($0.03-0.04/kg).

For Moldovan trade enterprises, which bought apples at relatively high prices on the local market last autumn for export to the Russian market in spring 2021, this is a rather serious issue. Many exporting traders were already working on the brink of zero profitability in winter this year: the prices for apples in Russia were significantly lower than expected, and the supply volumes were significantly lower than in the same months of previous years.

Producers of apples, especially those of high quality, found themselves in an equally difficult situation. In the absence of customs privileges, the advantages of Moldovan goods are decreasing in the highly competitive Russian apple market, and due to the limited purchasing power, the potential for price growth even for high-quality fruit is apparently exhausted.

According to the estimates of the associations of agricultural producers and traders, by the beginning of April, about 50-60 thousand mt of apples of the 2020 harvest remain in refrigerated warehouses. However, considering their “residual quality”, only half of these apples can be sold on the “fresh market” at best.

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Fruit Imports to Russia in January 2021 were Marked by a Drop in Supplies of Bananas and Apples

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Fruit imports in January 2021 remained virtually unchanged compared to the same month in 2020, but changes in the import structure were significant.

First of all, attention is drawn to the decrease in the volume of imports of two key items – bananas and apples. Banana imports to Russia fell by 12% to 115 thousand mt, while apple imports fell by 29% to 38 thousand mt in January.

Regarding the structure of Russian fruit imports in January 2021, the sharp increase in mandarin imports should be noted. The main increase in the supply of these citrus fruits was from Turkey, Pakistan, and Georgia. At the same time, the imports of mandarins from Egypt to the Russian Federation fell.

The import of oranges also increased, although not as sharply as the import of mandarins. Egypt became the main beneficiary here and increased supplies by 42% at once, in the same time the supply of oranges from Morocco to Russia fell by half in January 2021. The import of persimmons continues to grow rapidly – in January 2021, Russia imported 37% more of these fruits than in the same month of last year, and the main increase was provided by imports from Azerbaijan and Iran, which almost ousted Turkey from the Russian market.

In terms of countries, Moldova reduced supplies to Russia the most – by more than 30% in January. Moreover, the decline occurred in all key positions, except for fresh plums. Turkey increased its exports by 19%, Egypt – by 20%, Morocco, Azerbaijan, and Iran – by 5%, and Peru – by 30%. The decline in supplies from Ecuador was equal to the volume of the decline in banana imports.

Uzbekistan fell back to 24th place in the ranking of the main suppliers of fruits to Russia in January, having reduced exports by 11% to $2 million compared to last year. Georgia was among the 15 largest suppliers, having increased fruit exports to Russia in January 2021 2.3 times to $5.5 million – it exported almost three times more fruit to Russia than Uzbekistan.

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Moldovan apple exports far behind compared to 2020

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The Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova has stated that, in January-February 2021, about 28,000 mt of apples were exported from the country. In the same period last year, Moldovan apple export volumes were significantly higher, at almost 54,000 mt.

According to the local organizations of agricultural producers and exporters, in the first half of March 2021, the export of apples to the main markets (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan) has not yet intensified. But the prices started to rise – on average by 0.5-1.5 MDL/kg.

Based on the monitoring of EastFruit, by the beginning of this week, wholesale prices for apples of the Renet Simirenko and Idared varieties ranged from 8.5-11.5 MDL / kg ($0.48-0.65/kg), “Golden Delicious”, “Jonagold” and “Granny Smith”- 10.0-12.5 MDL ($0.57-0.71/kg).

How this situation will develop in April is not yet clear. Optimists believe that in April the Russian stocks of apples will finally run out. Instead of importing Polish and Ukrainian apples through risky channels, Russian traders will consider it a safer option to legally import Moldovan apples of comparable (or, in extreme cases, marginally inferior) quality at a slightly higher price.

Something similar happened last year, when in April supplies of apples from Moldova to Russia increased by 10 thousand mt compared to the previous month – to almost 39 thousand mt. Although in some of the past 5 years, March was the month with the highest export volumes for the Moldovan Apples.

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Shipping Route Launched to Export Egyptian Crops to Russia

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Egyptian shipping company Kadmar Shipping Co. has announced the launch of the Russian Leader Line for transporting Egyptian agricultural crops between Alexandria and Russia. The company said that the line would start shipping citrus, potatoes, grapes, pomegranates and other produce this month.

The shipments will take place via weekly direct sailings between the Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Co. terminal at Dekheila port and the Novorossiysk container terminal on the Black Sea. The inauguration of the Russian Leader Line comes in the wake of cooperation between Egypt and Russia and a presidential directive to increase Egyptian exports.