Pears import volumes drift down in Russia
Based on the recent information, pears import volumes have decreased by 2 times this year comparing to the 2013 period figures. According to the latest data, approximately 12 000 tons of pears were imported to Russian fruits market in September 2014, while last year this number has gone up to 22 000 tons. This year among main countries exporters of pears to Russian market are Chine with 25% share, Argentina – 15%, Turkey – 10%. It stands to mention that more than 78% of all pears import volumes used to be delivered form EU countries.