Fruit and vegetable import

Vegetable Imports to Russia Grew in Q1 of 2020

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In Q1 2020 Russia imported 575,200 MT of vegetables worth $583.5 million. In volume terms, imports increased by 1.1% compared to the same period in 2019, while in monetary terms it was up 8.9%.

During the first quarter of 2020, vegetables were imported to Russia from 96 countries. The main exporting countries were China, Turkey, Israel and Egypt.

Tomatoes make the largest share in Russia’s vegetable imports. During the first 3 months of 2020, thy account for 154,300 MT (+5.8%) worth $200.9 million (+8.9%). The major exporters of tomatoes to Russia were Turkey, Azerbaijan, Morocco, and China.

Imports of peppers increased by 15.5% to 58,800 MT worth $86.7 million, up 22.6%. The largest volumes came from Israel, China, and Turkey. Imports of cabbage amounted to 52,800 MT (-14.7%), worth $29.2 million (-6.7%). Most of these products came in from China and Uzbekistan.

Import of onions and garlic decreased by 11.7% down to 44,600 MT worth $41.3 million, up 19.7%. Onions and garlic were mainly imported from China, the Netherlands, and Egypt.

Egypt was the major exporter of potatoes to Russia in the first quarter of 2020, accounting for more than 90% of deliveries in both volume and monetary terms. During the reporting period, 44,500 MT (+8%) of potatoes worth $17.6 million were imported.

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Russia Imported Less Fruit and Vegetables in 2019

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Russian imports of fresh fruit and vegetable have seen a recovery in recent years after introducing the boycott on food products from the European Union, USA and some other countries in 2014. However, in 2019, these imports declined again. Compared to 2018, 4% fewer fruit and vegetables were imported.

The import of fresh vegetables remained at the same level as in 2018. Fresh fruit imports shrank by 5%. There was a sharp decline in the import of apples, pears, and peaches/nectarines. These fell by 17, 16, and 15%, respectively.

Mandarins are the second most imported fruit in Russia. Imports of this citrus fruit have never been as high as they were last year. The import of the major product groups such as tomatoes, oranges, and grapes was less.

Russia imported 7 million MT of fresh fruit and vegetables last year. Compared to the years before the import ban, this is 1,5 million MT less. This volume still makes Russia the third-largest importer of fresh fruit and vegetables. In first and second places are the United States and Germany.

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Russia Proposes Raising Turkish Tomato Import Quota by 50,000 MT

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January 31, Russia’s Agriculture Ministry proposed increasing Turkey’s tomato import quota by 50,000 MT to 200,000 MT, the RIA news agency reported.

Russia lifted a ban on vegetable imports from Turkey in November 2017 but set quotas as tensions between the two countries eased after Ankara apologized for downing a Russian military jet.

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Vegetable imports 2019

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According to the SeaNews TSVT service, in January-November 2019, 2 million MT of vegetables worth $1.5 billion were imported into Russia.

In physical terms, imports fell by 14% compared to the same period in 2018, in money terms – by 3.6%.

Most of all, tomatoes are brought to Russia. According to the results of 11 months of 2019, their deliveries amounted to 484,400 MT (-6.8%) in the amount of $ 544 million (-3.1%). The largest importer of tomatoes to Russia was Azerbaijan. Significant volumes also came from Turkey, China, Morocco and Belarus.

Potato deliveries in monetary terms decreased by 39.7% to $131 million, in physical terms – by 48.1% to 295,500 MT. The largest volumes of deliveries were from Egypt, Azerbaijan, China and Pakistan.

Onion imports (this includes both onions and shallots, leeks and other varieties) amounted to 192,700 MT (+ 21%) and $79.9 million (+ 36.8%). Most of the products came from Egypt and China.

The import of carrots decreased by 2.7% to 166,399 MT; in money terms, on the contrary, it increased by 3.7% and amounted to $ 75.2 million. The largest volumes came from Israel, China and Belarus.

The largest exporters to Russia of cabbage (cabbage, cauliflower, kohlrabi, leaf and others) in January-November 2019 were China, Uzbekistan and Iran. During the reporting period, cabbage was delivered to Russia 149,700 MT (+ 15.9%) for $70.9 million (+ 31.1%).

138,200 MT (-3.4%) were imported in the amount of $167.9 million (+ 0.6%). The main suppliers were China and Israel.

Cucumbers were imported 79,600 MT, 22.3% less compared to the same period in 2018. In monetary terms, supplies decreased by 16.2% to $ 82.6 million. Most of the volume accounted for Iran, China and Belarus.

The supply of garlic in physical terms increased by 3.9% to 48,400 MT, in money terms – by 8.8% to $67.1 million. The largest volumes came from China.

The main suppliers of canned vegetables were India, dried – China and India, frozen – Belarus, China and Serbia.

In January-November 2019, vegetables were imported to Russia from 76 countries. The main supplying countries were China, Azerbaijan and Egypt.

In January-November 2019, 453,900 MT of vegetables were imported from China, an increase of 3.4% compared to the same period in 2018. In monetary terms, imports amounted to $369.7 million (-1%).

Supplies from Azerbaijan decreased by 3.1% to 235,800 MT. In monetary terms, the import of vegetables increased by 1.5% to $210 million.

229,700 MT of vegetables (-46.7%) worth $ 118.1 million (-30%) were imported from Egypt.

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10% of Total Russian Vegetable Imports Are Carrots

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According to GidMarket analysts, in 2018, with a total volume of imported vegetables of 1.88 million MT, carrots took up 10%. The report said: “In absolute terms, the size of imports amounted to 179,400 MT. Carrots are not considered difficult to grow in culture, but imports of marketable carrots amounted to almost 10% in 2018.

It also noted that before Russia introduced food import restrictions, Poland and Holland supplied carrots to the Russian market. The share of agricultural enterprises processing Russian-made potatoes and carrots is growing, especially after the introduction of a ban on vegetables from the Netherlands, France, Germany and Finland.

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Considerable Reduction of Russia’s Greenhouse Vegetable Imports

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In January 2019, Russia imported minimal volumes of greenhouse vegetables compared to the past three years, according to analysts from EastFruit. Compared with January 2018, the value of greenhouse tomato, pepper and cucumber imports decreased by 15.2%, down to $ 79.5 million.

The drop in terms of volume was similar, with imports also falling by 15.2%. Tomato shipments totaled only 37,400 MT, which is 10.2% less than a year earlier. Those of peppers reached 14,700 MT (20.3% less), and those of cucumbers stood at 11,900 MT (22.6% less).

In January 2019, pepper and tomato shipments to Russia still exceeded the figures reached in the first month of 2017; however, the import of cucumbers continued to decline for the fifth consecutive year, falling to a record low figure (at least for the past few years).

Speaking about the reasons for the decline in imports, EastFruit analysts point to two main ones: the declining incomes of the Russian population (together with the rising VAT rates), and the growth of the country’s own greenhouse vegetable production.

Russia’s largest suppliers of greenhouse tomatoes in January 2019 were Azerbaijan, Morocco, Turkey, China and Iran. Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran sharply increased their tomato exports to Russia compared with the same month last year, while Morocco and China, on the contrary, sharply reduced their supply volumes.

Israel was the clear leader in the delivery of peppers to Russia in January, well ahead of China and Turkey. Meanwhile, Iran exported mostly cucumbers to Russia; four times more than China.

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Russia Top Market for Turkey’s Fresh Fruit, Vegetable Exports

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Turkey exported approximately $365.66 million worth of fresh fruits and vegetables in the first two months of this year. It was the Russian Federation that was importing the most Turkish produce, at around $104.53 million.

According to data from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB), Turkey exported 697,577 tons of fresh fruits and vegetables to 100 countries in January and February. Russia ranked first in the amount of produce imported from Turkey, followed by Iraq with $34.084 million and Romania with some $33.11 million.

On the other hand, the Eastern Black Sea Region exported 52,247 tons of fresh fruits and vegetables to 31 countries in the same period, making $29.14 million in revenue. Russia ranked first among the countries that imported fresh fruits and vegetables from the region with $22.6 million, followed by Georgia with over $2 million and Iraq with $988,045.

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Apples Imports to Russia in 2018

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Russia remains one of the biggest apples importers in the world. In total in 2018, Russia imported 844,000 MT of apples amounted to $517.4 million, while it exported 11,700 MT of $4.11 million.

The main countries exporting fresh apples to Russia are Serbia (20.7%) and Moldova (20.5%). China ranks third with 16.5%.

Russia also imported fresh apples from Iran (7.3%), Turkey (7.2%), Azerbaijan (6.7%), Chile (5%), Belarus (3.4%), South Africa (3.4%), Argentina (3%), Brazil (2%), New Zealand (2.8%), Macedonia (1.2%) and other countries.

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Russia Sharply Reduced Imports of Onions, Garlic, Cabbage and Carrots

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According to EastFruit analysts, Russia continues to increase its domestic production and expand its infrastructure for the storage of basic vegetables, such as carrots, cabbage, beets and garlic. This is allowing the country to reduce its dependence on imports. In some cases, it is even becoming able to export.

In the first 11 months of 2018, onion imports to Russia fell by 52% compared with the same period in 2017 and amounted to just over 146 thousand tons. Carrot imports decreased by 10% to 155 thousand tons, and imports of all types of fresh cabbage fell by 17% to 97 thousand tons. Garlic imports decreased the least, by 8%, down to 46 thousand tons.

At the same time, Russia slightly increased its potato imports (by 2%, to 533 thousand tons). Thus, the second bread for Russians remained the most imported vegetable in terms of volume. Also worth noting is the growth of beet imports, which increased by 10%, to 41 thousand tons.

Egypt remained the main supplier of potatoes to Russia, accounting for 66% of all deliveries in the first 11 months of 2018. Potato shipments from Pakistan to Russia also increased. Russia imported carrots from Israel, China, Belarus (to a large extent re-exports from the EU, according to market participants) and Egypt. In total, these countries accounted for 91% of all shipments.

The bulk of onions on the Russian market came from China and Egypt (57%), while cabbage was supplied mainly by China and Uzbekistan (60%), as well as from Belarus, Kazakhstan and Iran.

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Russia Became World’s Second Largest Banana Importer Last Year

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In 2017, fresh fruit and vegetable imports into Russia grew by 17% compared to the previous year and amounted to 7.1 million MT. Of this volume, 22% corresponded to bananas, 20% to citrus fruits, 10% to apples and 7% to tomatoes. Last year, Russia became the world’s second-largest banana importer (1.5 million MT), losing first place to the US and overtaking Germany. Also, there was a significant increase in the supply of mandarins, watermelons, celery and avocados.

The agency’s experts associate the growth of imports with the lifting of restrictions on the import of Turkish products, a record import of Ecuadorian bananas, and the establishment of relations with China, Egypt, Azerbaijan and Moldova.

The largest supplier of fresh fruits and vegetables last year was Ecuador, which accounted for 21% of the total volume of Russian imports in this category. Almost all imports from this country consisted of bananas, which, according to the FCS, stood at 1.4 million MT; 11% more than a year earlier. The second largest supplier was Turkey, which accounts for 14% of all Russian fresh fruit and vegetable imports. In fact, Russia absorbs one third of Turkey’s total fruit and vegetable exports. According to the Federal Customs Service, Turkey’s most important export product in 2017 was citrus fruits, with almost 600 thousand MT shipped, mainly in the fourth quarter of 2017. The Russian market also purchased Turkish grapes, peaches, nectarines and apricots.

In third place was China, whose share is 10%. The most important Chinese products were tomatoes, with sales volumes increasing by 26%, to 109 thousand MT, as well as apples (with a 13% drop, down to 100 thousand tonnes). China also supplied onions, mandarins, cabbage, grapefruit, bell peppers, carrots and pears. As noted earlier by the press service of the FCS, the physical volume vegetable imports from China increased by an average of 1.4 times.

Imports from Belarus, which ranked fourth, dropped to 540 thousand MT, compared to 630 thousand MT in 2016 and 1.1 million MT in 2015. The main Belorussian products exported were peaches and nectarines (88,000 MT), tomatoes (70,000 MT), pears (77,000 MT), potatoes (51,000 MT) and apples (47,000 MT).

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