In the period between January 1 and May 26, 4.7 thousand tons of cherries were imported to Russia from abroad. Import volume decreased by 2.6 times annually. writes about this TASS Referring to Rosselkhoznadzor.
For comparison: in the same period of 2023, 12.3 thousand tons of imported cherries entered the Russian market.
A decrease in the supply of other fruits is also observed. Thus, Russia purchased 33.5 thousand tons of strawberries as of May 26, compared to 36.6 thousand tons the previous year. Strawberry imports decreased from 5.4 thousand tons to 1.4 thousand tons in 2023.
Meanwhile, an increase was recorded in the import of dates and pitahaya to the Russian Federation. 34.4 thousand tonnes of dates have been imported into the country since the beginning of the year, compared to 19.9 thousand tonnes in the first five months of last year. During this period, the supply of pitahaya increased from 1.4 thousand tons in the previous year to 5.7 thousand tons.
Cherry prices in Russia grew up 3-5 times compared to last year due to extreme weather conditions in early May. Now the price per kilogram of Russian-made fruits in the store starts from 800 rubles.
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Source: Gazeta
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