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Russia Consolidates its Position as the Main Destination for Argentine Pears

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Argentine pear and apple exports experienced a significant increase during the first quarter of 2020, as they grew by 30% and 22% respectively, according to data published by the Nation’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries.

In this period, Russia established itself as the main destination for pears after it imported between January and March more than half of the 81,031 MT it imported throughout all of 2019. As reported by the Ministry in a statement, “shipments of pears to that destination reached 44,867 MT and were worth more than 31 million dollars; which places Russia as the main market for Argentine pears, concentrating 30% of exports.”

Meanwhile, apple exports stood at 3,245 MT of apples worth more than $2 million, i.e. 22% higher than in the same period in 2019.

The Ministry also highlighted that Argentine fruits were benefiting from a 25% tariff reduction granted by the Eurasian Economic Union (UEE), which is formed by the Russian Federation, the Republics of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.

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Argentina and Russia close deal

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Argentine president Christina Fernandez de Kirchner and Russian president Putin signed an agreement on further economic cooperation, and cooperation in the energy sector, with Russia investing in hydroelectric stations and nuclear power plants. According to analysts, the Kremlin is working on improving relations with Latin America, in order to compensate for the consequences of the Western sanctions. Argentina, in turn, is looking for ways to restructure debts with American hedge funds.

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Argentina: Exports to Russia will amount to 2 billion dollars in 2015

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The Minister of Industry, Debora Giorgi, will returns to Argentina after closing this week’s trade mission to Russia, which involved more than one hundred Argentine companies.

“We are pleased with the performance of Argentine companies in the World Food Moscow fair,” the official said in a conversation with Radio Del Plata on Wednesday. She also said that shipments from the poultry industry, the producers of fine fruits and of dairy products were already arriving to Russia.

The ban imposed by the government of Vladimir Putin on the food products of the countries that opposed Russia in the conflict in Ukraine created an opportunity for Latin American producers.

Argentina also achieved negotiated the remaining harvest of pears and apples to Russia, a product that might have been sold at a lower value to another destiny if it wasn’t exported to that country, the minister said.

According to industry estimates, the ban creates the opportunity of exporting products to Russia for $750 million dollars, apart from the other $900 million dollars of products not covered by the ban, such as wine, bread or adds oils.

“Shipments of poultry, apples, and other products have already started to arrive. Businesses with Russia are already in place, and we need to sign longer-term contracts,” said Giorgi. Additionally, Russia’s third biggest importer of high quality fruits and vegetables plans to open an office in Buenos Aires to stock up on berries, cherries and other products. “It will be open before the end of the year,” Giorgi stated.

In 2003, Argentine exported USD $200 million to Russia. This year’s exports will amount to 900 million. “We will double that amount next year because we export perishable goods and are out of stock, but we will have new crops next year. Thinking we will achieve exporting $1.8 or $2 billion dollars is conservative,” said the Minister.

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Argentina interested in increasing shipments to Russian market

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Argentina’s exporters view Russia’s market as a good market for juice, fruit, vegetable, dried fruit and other types of produce exports.

Ministers of Argentina and representatives of Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) will meet and discuss the question of increasing supplies and the assortment of possible exports to Russia. During the meeting, it will be also discussed whether products of Argentina’s Food Product Industry Coordinator (COPAL) will be included.

Argentina is not the only transoceanic country that is interested in increasing shipments to the Russian market. The countries of Brazil, Ecuador and Uruguay are also seriously reviewing options to increase exports to Russia.

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Russia offers opportunities to suppliers from the fruit and vegetable sector

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Russia import more and more fruit and vegetables all the time, while their own production
decreases. In 2012, the country became the most important sales destination for Spanish fruit and vegetables, according to a report from Business Boost International.

Fruit and vegetable imports by Russia in 2012 were compared to the previous year. The tomato and cucumber import decreased slightly, but the import of peppers was 38% higher and the import of potatoes even increased almost threefold. Also, imports of lettuce, aubergine peach and grapes increased. The apple import – in which area Russia worldwide is in third place – decreased by 18 percent.


It appears from the report that in the area of fruit imports, especially Ecuador (bananas), Poland (apples), Turkey (citrus, grapes and top fruit), China (apples, citrus and top fruit), Argentina (apples, pears and citrus), Chile (grapes) that these products are very important for the country. The total consumption of fruit in the country increases for a number of reasons, one of them being the developing retail sector.

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Argentina: Apple and pear exports drop 30%

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Apple shipments fell by 38% and pear sales to Russia fell by 12%. Regional fruit shipments destined for overseas markets reached 273,300 tons on June 15th. The figure represents a fall of 32% compared to consolidated exports for the same period of last year. This was revealed in a recent study, by the North Patagonian port terminal, in which it is detailed that pear sales overseas reached just over 196,300 tons, 27% lower than what was reached in the same season of 2011.

As for apples, the collapse was even greater. Statistics showed that 72,400 tons were exported, 38% less than last year. The data included information about the regional fruit shipments sent only through the port of San Antonio and Bahia Blanca. However, it is noteworthy that these terminals account for 85% of exports to overseas markets.

The report highlights that for Northern Patagonia, Russia remains the main destination of regional export supply. According to the report, shipments to St. Petersburg reached about 108,000 tons of fruit, of which more than 53,000
were for pears and 24,400 apples.

Note that Russia remains an important destination for valley pears. Shipments this year experienced a drop of only 12% compared with the previous year. It must be noted that the average fall for valley pears bound for overseas stood at 27%.

When analyzing the evolution, that the region has undergone in apple sales to Russia, we see that the drop in shipments in this season is close to 50%. An important figure, given the fact that two years ago Russia imported from Argentina
90% of the apples from the Southern Hemisphere. Today that ratio is 50%.

Bahia Blanca´s port regional fruit Shipments  reached, so far this year, 11,600 tons (5% of the total overseas sales), reflecting a decrease of 7% compared with records from the previous season.

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Russia: Citrus prices hit rock bottom due to oversupply

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Stas Poluektov, representative of the Russian importer Eurofruit-SPb, assured that the citrus market in Russia (particularly mandarins and limes) is in a much worse situation than last year. Stas says that “due to an oversupply of citrus in the Russian market, prices have been too low. There is too much fruit in the market, which has had a great impact on prices.”

One of the main reasons why there is too much citrus in the Russian market is because of the great volume of citrus imported from South Africa, which has affected Argentinian citrus and the industry as a whole. Those most benefited from this oversupply have been the Russian consumers, who have had much cheaper fruit due to the huge supply.

Eurofruit-SPb expects to continue importing Argentinian citrus until the end of October, and if necessary, the season will be extended until November.  Stas Poluektov expects the market to stabilise in August, which is when better prices are expected for Argentinian citrus.

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Argentina: Russian market receiving half of pear production

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Statistics provided by Patagonia Norte indicate that, during the first half of the year, overseas pear exports have reached 201,700 tonnes. This figure accounts for 71% of the total fruit exports leaving San Antonio and Bahía Blanca (Argentina) and indicates a 26% fall in sales when compared to the first half of 2011.

Russia was the main client, as approximately 89,000 tonnes were shipped there, meaning that 44% of the total sales were destined for Saint Petersburg. The second largest client was the Netherlands, where 30,200 tonnes of pears were shipped. And the third place was for the US, with 28,200 tonnes.

In regards to apples, overseas exports reached 76,700 tonnes, showing a 36% fall compared to consolidated data from the first semester of 2011.

Russia was also the main destination for this product with 28,700 tonnes shipped, representing 37% of all the exports leaving San Antonio and Bahía Blanca. The second destination in importance was the Netherlands, with 11,600 tonnes purchased. And very close behind Algeria, with 11,500 tonnes of Argentine apples imported.

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