Grapes

Record low imports of raisins in Russia

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Russia’s imports of raisins in November 2013 stood at 3,600 tons, a decrease of 36% compared with the same month of the previous year and the lowest result over the past 5 seasons, according to the official statistics.

Cumulative imports in the first 5 months of the season 2013/14 totaled 12,000 tons, a decrease of 26% compared with July-November 2012.

Russian importers purchased 48,000 tons of raisins in the season 2012/13 with Iran, Afghanistan, Chile, Turkey and India being the largest exporters.

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Russia increased imports of table grapes

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Russia increased further imports of table grapes from Italy.

According to the Federal State Statistics Service of Russia, the country imported about 2,600 tons of Italian grapes in September. 50% more than the previous year. For the period July to September 2013, Italian exports already reached 5000 tons.

In the previous season, Russia had imported 16,000 tons of grapes from Italy. Italy is still far from the main supplier, Turkey, which exported 134,000 tons of grapes in Russia. Uzbekistan, Chile, Peru, Moldova and the preceding Italy which is ranked only as 8th supplier of table grapes from Russia.

 

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Indian grape export to Russia more than doubled

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India keeps on raising grape exports to the Russian Federation, according to official statistics. In particular, India shipped a record 16,000 tons of grapes to Russian in the 2012/13 season, 2.3 times more export than the previous season.
An increase in export enabled India to improve its position in Russia’s grape import geography. India became the seventh largest exporter of grapes to the Russian Federation in the 2012/13 season, while a season before the country ranked just twelfth.
Besides Russia, India also actively export grapes to the EU countries, Nepal and Bangladesh.

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Russia: record high imports of Italian grapes in 2012/13

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Despite a slight decrease in Russia’s total grape imports in the season 2012/13, Italy managed to export more grapes to the Russian Federation.

Italy’s grape exports to Russia rose by 60% year-on-year and amounted to 16,000 tons, the highest result over the past 5 seasons.

An increase in exports enabled Italy to improve its position in Russia’s grape import geography. In the season 2012/13 Italy ranked eighth, while a season before the country was the tenth largest exporter of grapes to Russia.

Source: www.fruit-inform.com

India more than doubles grape exports to Russia

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India keeps on raising grape exports to the Russian Federation, according to the official statistics. In particular, India shipped record high 16,000 tons of grapes to Russian in the season 2012/13, 2.3 times of exports in the previous season.

An increase in exports enabled India to improve its position in Russia’s grape import geography. India became the seventh largest exporter of grapes to the Russian Federation in the season 2012/13, while a season before the country ranked just twelfth.

Besides Russia, India also actively export grapes to the EU countries, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Source: www.fruit-inform.com

A decrease of 25% in Uzbekistan’s grape exports to Russia

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Uzbekistan reduced grape exports to the Russian Federation by a quarter in the season 2012/13. Exports reached just 47,000 tons, the lowest result in the past 5 seasons.

A decrease in exports was registered in almost all major grape suppliers of Russia with Turkey being an exception and maintaining its export levels. At the same time, despite a decrease in shipments, Uzbekistan still ranked second in grape exports to Russia with the share of 12%. The country has been the second largest exporter for the fifth season in a row.

Russia’s grape imports record low in first 10 months of 2012/13

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Russia imported record low 357,000 tonnes of grapes in the first 10 months of the season 2012/13, a decrease of 6% from the same period of the previous season, according to the official statistics. Turkey, Uzbekistan and Moldova led in grape exports to the Russian Federation. At the same time, Russia’s grape imports in April 2013 reached 21,000 tonnes, a half more year-on-year.

Source: www.freshplaza.com

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.

Source: www.freshplaza.com

South African grapes struggle to reach Russian market

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Export Company Pomona Fruit SA has been offering grapes into the Russian market from the first week of November. However it is clear that the Russian market is extremely nervous with regards to the high levels offered by the South Africa and Namibian exporters in general, and penetrating this market segment is also a frustrating procedure.

The Russian market is still well supplied by Peruvian, Brazilian & Californian products, and for an importer to make the mental leap from the lower selling prices in a sluggish market to having to commit to the high levels from South Africa and Namibia is tedious and in most cases very risky.

After a tumultuous citrus season where many Russian importers and exporters were both hit hard by the adverse market conditions, all parties seem to have taken a back seat in confirming orders. At the moment the Russian market is not buying considerable volumes from South Africa, and most likely this trend is set to stay for some time.

Source: www.freshplaza.com

Russia to Raise Production of Grapes

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In 2011 the volume of grapes grown in Russia will rise to 350-360 thousand tones vs 324,000 tones in 2010.

These figures were reported by Leonid Popovich, the President of the Russian Union of winegrowers and winemaking, on the annual meeting in Abrau-Durso. Unfortunately the vineyards lost due to severe frost 5 years ago haven’t been restored yet. In 2010 there were 60.9 thousand hectares of vineyards in contrast to 61.3 thousand hectares in 2006.

Source: www.fruitnews.ru