The Philippine authorities have let Moscow know that they want to increase the export of a number of products, including tropical fruit. In turn, the Russians want to export more meat to the Asian group of islands.
After suspicions that Turkish products were imported into Russia under the guise of Syrian origins, Russian authorities have decided to conduct inspections in Syria. The inspection has to check whether products really come and are shipped from Syria or not. After Russia closed its borders to Turkish products it opened its borders to Syrian oranges. A first batch was shipped several weeks ago. According to expectations the country can export 150,000 to 200,000 tonnes a year. Experts are counting a market share of 10 per cent for Syrian citrus.
According to Chinese authorities, the demand for Chinese fruit and vegetables is increasing in Russia. Cause could be the better exchange rate of the rouble and the higher disposable income of the Russians. In January export of the Chinese Heilongjiang province stood at 6.9 billion dollar, equivalent to 3,800 tonnes of vegetables. That was an increase of 85 per cent for this province. It is expected that demand for imported fruit will drop in the coming months.