Key segments of Russian fruit and vegetable business in conference presentations on September 17 in Moscow

The program of the conference “Fruit & Vegetable Business of Russia – 2013” will traditionally include the presentations on all key segments of the Russian fruit and vegetable sector delivered by its leaders.

Russian fruit and vegetable production forecast for the season 2013/14 and price development prospects up to April 2014 will be delivered by Ms. Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform.

The subject of the Russian apple market structure changes in the light of the country’s accession to the WTO and expectations from the oncoming season will be covered by the presentation of Mr. Konstantin Shvets, General Director of Fito-Mag.

Mr. Aleskey Krasilnikov, Executive Director of Potato Union of Russia, will present his view of the Russian potato market development as well as key risks connected with the potato business.

The Russian greenhouse sector trends will be included in the presentation of Mrs. Natalya Rogova, General Director of Association of Greenhouses of Russia, who will also speak on the greenhouse business state support system.

The subject of the Russian market for fresh and frozen berries will be covered by the speech of Mr. Aleksandr Samokhvalov, Managing Director of Yagody Karelii, the leading company in the Russian berry market.

This year the conference program will for the first time include the subject of the Russian market for fresh-cut vegetables and leaf vegetables covered by the presentation of Mr. Viktor Semenov, Founder of Belaya Dacha Group of Companies.

Registration of conference participants goes on. For the present, there are more than 50 professionals of the domestic and foreign fruit and vegetable business to have confirmed their participation. Altogether, the conference will be attended by more than 150 delegates from 15-17 countries of the world.

The conference will be held in conjunction with World Food Moscow 2013 Exhibition, Expocentre Fairgrounds, Moscow, September 17.

On September 18, the conference delegates will be able to take part in the business-tour to Belaya Dacha Trading, the company dealing with manufacturing ready-to-eat lettuces and vegetables. Pay your attention that a number of business-tour participants is limited.

Full information about the event (program, participation conditions, advertising and sponsoring opportunities) is available here. To take part in the event, please fill out a registration form.

For more information see www.fruit-inform.com

“Belaya Dacha” will continue to invest in quality and freshness of its products

Victor Semenov, president of agro branch unions association ASSAGROS and founder of “Belaya Dacha” group, is speaking with certainty about it.
“At present there are no companies in the Russian market, that are ready to pack greenery in membrane. Can we buy or sell freshness of a product? This is disputable, but at all rates it is necessary to pay and to invest in freshness, or we’ll have none at all,”  noted Mr. Semenov
Let us remember that all the company products are packed in expensive three-layer membrane-film. And different kinds of film are chosen for different products, because one product “breathes” more intensively than another.
“ Of course, if we speak about unfair manufacturers in the market, we can often compete with the companies which prepares goods illegally, probably somewhere in the cellar. They give no guarantee of quality or safety of the product, but they give lower price. It is very difficult to compete, but quality is the most important here,” said the founder of Belaya Dacha.

Source: www.fruitnews.ru

 

Meeting of Rosselkhoznadzor officials and Russian retailers

November 12, 2012: Rosselkhoznadzor organized a regular meeting dedicated to the “safety of plant products supplied to retail chains” with the representatives of organizations engaged in the sale of plant products.

The meeting was dedicated to discussing ways to improve the safety of plant products supplied to retailers. Among the participants were senior officials of Rosselkhoznadzor, representatives of X5 Retail Group LLC, Real Hypermarket LLC, Metro Cash & Carry LLC, Lenta, Okay, Belaya Dacha Trading JSC, National Agricultural Union.

The representatives of trade organizations acknowledged the need to develop a unified form to accompany the incoming plant products as it moves through Russia and the Customs Union. The meeting agreed on the need of development and short-term harmonization of such document.
The meeting resulted in a protocol on “Security of plant products supplied to retailers”

Source: www.fruitnews.ru