Russian Federation, Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual

Russian Federation Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual 2009

Russia is the third largest market for fruits in the world in value terms

Apples are the most popular fruit in Russia

Per capita fruit consumption (kg)
52.7 kgs total
Source: the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade

Favourite fruits of Russian consumers (multiple choice, %) Source: the Russian Fruit and Vegetable Alliance

Production

Domestic fruit production is forecast to decrease by 20% this year because of frosts in the South and drought and fire in Central Russia.

The fruit crops
44% apples
20% berries
18% stone fruits
11% grapes
7% pears
Apples and grapes are the only fruits commercially grown in Russia
Other fruits, berries, and nuts are grown mainly on household plots for household consumption and the surplus is sold in local wet markets

The main commercial fruit production is concentrated in the Southern, Central and Volga Valley Economic Districts of Russia
Krasnodarski Krai is responsible for at least one fourth of the commercial apple production in Russia

Production and import of fruits in MY 2009 million metric tons Source: Rosstat

Production and import of apples, metric tons Source: Rosstat, Global Trade Atlas, trade press, interviews

Production and import of pears, metric tons Source: Rosstat, Global Trade Atlas, trade press, interviews

Import

Russia is a net importer of fruits, the second largest by volume after the United States

Russia remains the second largest importer of apples in the world

Import of apples by country of origin (%) Source: Global Trade Atlas

Russia remains the world’s largest importer of pears

Import of pears by country of origin (%) Source: Global Trade Atlas

Import of grapes by country of origin (%) Source: Global Trade Atlas

Fruit supplies from members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS, Uzbekistan, Moldova, and Ukraine) remain 10% of total fruit imports to Russia

The future of fruit market in Russia

Forecast sales of fruits by category 2009-2014, in thousand tons Source: Euromonitor International from trade associations, trade press, company research, trade interviews

Sources:
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Russian Federation, Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual 2009, 11/1/2010 http:// gain.fas.usda.gov
Fruit images: Artbees, http://artbees.deviantart.com ; Iconshock http:// www.iconshock.com
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