In 2012, Russia continues to be the main destination outside the EU for the Spanish exports of fruit and vegetables. In February, shipments grew 50% regarding the same months of 2011, adding up to 47,362 tons.
A group of entrepreneurs began to reconstruct the canning factory in Volgograd region. The plant will produce purees, eggs, sauces, jams, pickled vegetables and salads
Russian Union of Juice Producers informed that in 2011 juices that are produced in Russia occupy 98% of the market, at the same time the consumption of juices increased.
Fruit and vegetable export in
Spain
decreased to 9 per cent in the first half of the year, as shows the
statistics
given by Spanish producer-exporter federation Fepex. Now it comprises
4.8m
tonnes: 2.2m tonnes of vegetables and 2.6m tones of fruits. Total
vegetable
exports dropped by 8 per cent in volume terms, and most significant were
tomato
export volumes – they dropped by 15 per cent to 483,992 tonnes. But
still
the value of the exports remained at €539m – just as it was last
year.
Fruit exports also showed an
important
decrease. The volumes fell by 9.5 per cent to 2.6m tones, and the most
affected
fruit was oranges – it dropped by 11 per cent (to 881,400 tonnes)
According to Fepex’s opinion, the
fall in export volumes reflected a need to accelerate the process of
innovation
in the country’s fresh produce sector to improve the competitiveness of
producers.
