In the year 2010 the quantum of world fresh vegetable trade has grown 9 % in volume terms. According to the materials of the marketing research of the world and Russian fresh vegetable market, the volume of world trade of potatoes and cabbage has grown most of all (12% and 15%). In general, potatoes, tomatoes and oniony vegetables dominate in the trade structure.
It is possible to say the same about the Russian fresh vegetable import. According to the calculations of the GLOBAL REACH CONSULTNG (GRC), tomatoes and potatoes make 23% of the whole volume of vegetables imported to the country. The vegetable import in the year 2010 has grown significantly, that is due to the slump of domestic production (the fresh vegetable croppage by the end of the year has shortened 25 %.
In order to elude the rapid price appreciation the government has even abolished the import taxes on potatoes and cabbage until June 2011. However, this measure hasn’t given the results expected, and the prices continued growing for all types of vegetables. During the first 2 months of the year 2011 the biggest price advance (by the level of January-February 2010) was observed on potatoes (+140% to the same period of the year 2010) and cabbage (+104%).
Source: www.fruitnews.ru