With the appearance of cheap seasonal products at the market, Russian consumers renounce buying fruit and vegetables traditionally present at their tables.
Retailers talk about the dramatic decline of import. This tendency was noted by Elena Koroleva, head of purchasing department of the supermarkets “7Я” (“Semya”), within the framework of the business program of the exhibition Macfrut 2011/3d European fruit summit, that is taking place in Italy this week. This tendency is due to low prices; consumers remember the last year prices for potatoes that reached 50 rubles per kg.
Source: www.fruitnews.ru