Syria import

Russia Signs Agreement for Green Corridor from Syria

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The Russian Federation and Syria have signed an agreement in Damascus for the creation of a green corridor for the export of agricultural products from the Arab republic.

The Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitryi Olegovich Rogozin, who heads the Russian part of the permanent bilateral commission on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation, stated that the Russian side is ready to consider any strategy that will serve to support the economy of the Syrian Arab Republic, and that Syria “will actively supply citrus fruits, vegetables and other fruit crops, which are of the highest quality.”

According to Rogozin, “Syria used to be a supplier of oil and grain, but now Syria has no oil or grain or other products. In this sense, the Russian Federation considers every opportunity to support the trade and economic relations with Damascus.”

Dmitry Rogozin also announced that president Assad promised to guarantee the right conditions for the development of Russian projects in Syria.

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Syrian fruit and veg arrive on Russian retailer shelves

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The first shipments of Syrian fruits and vegetables, bound, in part, to replace the Turkish products covered by the import ban, have started arriving to Russia, as reported by the importer Adyg-Jurak to the newspaper Kommersant.

“Syrian fruits and Vegetables are already being delivered by Adyg-Jurak to the wholesale and retail firm Food City. Talks are also underway with other large Russian retailers,” informs the magazine.

CEO Aslan Panesz said that last week marked the arrival to the port of Novorossiysk of the second batch of oranges, lemons, grapefruit, tomatoes and cabbage, with a total weight of about 3 thousand tonnes.

During the delivery of the first batch, some problems occurred, as about 1.2 thousand tonnes of food stayed in the port for more than 10 days because of issues in the customs documents, with the result that some of the products spoiled. During the unloading of the second batch, these problems have been solved.

Currently, products are on the shelves of Moscow’s wholesale-retail center Food City and several wholesale centre in the south of Russia.

Russian retailers are also beginning to purchase Syrian fruit and vegetables. In April, Metro Cash&Carry is going to sell Syrian pomegranates (2 MT), cauliflower (4MT), pepper (20 MT), eggplants (10 MT) and eggplants. Since this is the first shipment of fruits and vegetables from Syria, the company imported small volumes for analysis of the demand for these products. According to Metro Cash & Carry representative, the retailer sell 300 MT of fruits and vegetables per day on average.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, since the beginning of the year to March 13, food import from Syria to Russia  amounted to $ 2,389, the total amount of deliveries – about 5,000 MT. Food export from Syria to Russia rose by almost 3 times during one year.

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Import from Syria

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In 2014, Russia’s supplies to Syria accounted for 8.4 percent of the Middle East country’s imports. Other exporting countries to this market were: Saudi Arabia with a share of 24.5 percent, United Arab Emirates with a share of 12.1 percent and Iran with an 8.9 percent share.

The monetary value of the total Russian-Syrian trade turnover reached $589.5 million, a 56.6 percent increase over $376.4 million reached in 2013. The share of exports from Russia had a monetary value of $582 million, a 61.7 percent on the year increase.

Among the supplies from Syria, 71.4 percent was fruit and nuts, grown in the near eastern country, amounting to a total sum of $5.064 million (a 43 percent drop compared to 2013).

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