The State Customs Committee of Abkhazia announced an 18% decrease in tangerine exports to Russia. This was reported by TASS.
The committee explained that the reason for the decrease in export volumes was a poor harvest.
The President said, “From the beginning of October to December 28, 21 thousand 443 tons of tangerines were exported from Abkhazia to the Russian Federation, while in the same period last year, 26 thousand 139 tons of tangerines were exported, 4 thousand 696 tons less.” statistics department Asida Kvitsinia.
Prior to this, “Arguments and Facts”, based on the opinion of Igor Karavaev, President of the Association of Retail Trade Companies (AKORT) WroteHe said that supply from South Africa, Turkey and Morocco could ensure price stability and prevent the tangerine shortage in the Russian Federation before the New Year, but prices would not decrease.
Karavaev emphasized that the situation can be stabilized by increasing the supply of tangerines from Turkey, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia. However, due to expensive logistics and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, there will be no significant decrease in price.
Telegram channel was previously withdrawn reportedIt was observed that the price of tangerines in Russia increased by an average of 70% during the year.