Because of the instability of exchange markets and ruble devaluation, suppliers are forced to review the assortment every day and reduce supplies of vegetables and fruits from other countries.
Last week the assortment of fruits and vegetables decreased by 20% on average. Suppliers are ready to stop importing a number of niche vegetables such as cherry tomatoes, zucchini, radishes and some kinds of cabbage.
Situation with fruits is a little better. Citrus, bananas, apples and exotic fruits remain the main fruit imports, as on the eve of New Year holidays, this product is in high demand. However, the geography of deliveries changed. Now Russian importers mainly supply relatively cheap citrus from Turkey, while a month ago the main supplier of citrus was Morocco.