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Apple Market in Russia in the season 2012/2013

In the current season is expected to increase imports of fresh apples in Russia. According to the USDA report, it has a shape at the level of 1.26 million tons to nearly 5% higher than in the season 2011/2012 This value is lower than the one given by the Russian Statistical Office (1.4 million tones - a fruit-inform.com) a few months earlier. Perhaps the increases in imports into the country to a large extent correspond to the Poland.
According to Eurostat data, in the period from August to October 2012, Polish exports of apples to that country amounted to about 65 thousand. t was 2.6 and 8 times higher than in the same period by one year and two years earlier. But in that time there has been a decline in exports to Russia from countries such as Italy (by 12 and 42%), the Netherlands (-84 and -76%) or France (-28 and -51%). The increase in import to the Russian Federation is increasing demand for apples in the country.
USDA estimates that in the season 2012/2013 consumption of fresh apples will grow by 0.4% there for the season 2011/2012 and will reach 1.55 million tons relatively stronger increase in the demand for apples from the manufacturing sector. According to the USDA, for processing in the period July 2012 to June 2013, 854 thousand will be addressed. t of apples, an increase of 18.4% for the previous season.
It is true that in Russia also been an increase in domestic production of apples.
According to the data presented, it is expected that, in the season 2012/2013 can be higher by 7.7% compared to the season 2011/2012 and of 33.0% for the 2010/2011 and reach 1.21 million tons although the growth rate of output is slightly higher than the growth in demand in the domestic market, however, is still a mere cover about 50% of the total demand for apples fresh from the market, as well as the processing sector.