BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 23
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
Some 18,400 tons of fresh table grapes entered the Russian market in September this year, which is 2.2 times more than in the same month of last year and 3,000 tons more than the previous record of monthly supplies, Trend reports citing east-fruit.com.
As a rule, the peak of export of fresh table grapes from Uzbekistan to Russia falls in September.
Since the prices for grapes also turned out to be higher, the proceeds from the export of Uzbek grapes to Russia in September 2020 reached $19.2 million and exceeded last year by 2.5 times.
“Despite high prices, the overall level of imports of grapes to Russia increased in September 2020 by 27 percent compared to the same period in 2019,” economist at the Investment Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Andriy Yarmak said.
The situation on the Russian table grape market became even more favorable for exporters in October and November. The problems faced by grape producers in Moldova have further inflated prices.
The harvest of table grapes in Moldova has declined much more sharply than in Uzbekistan - growers will be able to harvest only half of what was produced in 2019.
Uzbekistan reduced the gap with Turkey in terms of table grape exports to Russia in September to 8,500 tons due to the growth in supplies, while in the same month of 2019 the gap was almost 17,000 tons.
Thus, Uzbekistan has established itself in second place in the ranking of the largest suppliers of fresh table grapes to Russia in September.
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