Russia imported 260,000 tonnes of pears in total between July 2012 and the end of March 2013. This is the smallest import amount in the last four years. According to the Russian Bureau for Statistics this means that the import amount has gone down by 14% compared to last season. Only in the season 2008/09 was the import amount even lower at 230,000 tonnes. The main pear suppliers for the Russian market were Holland, Belgium and Argentina.
Source: www.freshplaza.com