Fruit Exports to Russia Rise 50%

Iran exported a record volume of fruits and nuts worth $196 million to Russia in the first three quarters of 2021. 
The exports of Iranian fruits to the Russian Federation in terms of value increased by 50% in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, EastFruit reported.
“The growth in the supply of fruits and nuts from Iran to Russia is one of the reasons for the difficulties fruit suppliers from Moldova and Uzbekistan began to experience in the Russian market last year. Iran can offer a wide range of fruits and supplies them almost all year round, which distinguishes this country from its competitors,” says Andriy Yarmak, an economist at the Investment Centre of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).