The devaluation of the ruble influenced the price increase for imported pears on wholesale warehouses of St. Petersburg. Last week, the wholesale price for pears have increased by 15% at least and are continuing to rise.
This week, pears from Serbia costs 65-80 rub./kg ($1,31-1,55 per kg), depending on the variety, while a week earlier this production was sold not more than 60-71 rub./kg ($1,39-1,74 per kg).
The same situation is with Moroccan pears. The last week, pears from Morocco cost 66-73 rub./kg ($1.44-1.59 per kg), today the price is 75-80 rub./kg ($1,63-1,74 per kg).
The Russian consumers began saving money, so the consumption of pears is declining and if the price continues to grow, the consumption of pears may decrease even more. Importers think that further devaluation of the ruble against the euro and the dollar will lead to a sharp drop in the volume of imports of pears in Russia.