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The first bananas grown in Russia may be presented by the end of the yearAccording to the information of the general director of the Association for the Development of Subtropical Agriculture Andrey Platonov, the process of laying the foundations

Core Tip: According to statistics from the Russian Satellite News Agency in Moscow on January 3, based on public data, in the first nine months of 2024, Russia and the United States were the countries that imported the most oranges, accounting for a quarter of the global orange imports, or 681,000 tons. In terms of import value, the United States ranked first, while Russia ranked fifth.

EastFruit analysts note a difficult situation on the European fresh mandarin market at the end of 2024. Consumers are surprised by high prices for the product, and producers complain that despite the low harvest, the demand for these fruits is also relatively low. According to international fruit and vegetable market expert Fedor Rybalko, the mandarin harvest in Turkey has sharply decreased in 2024. At the same time, Turkey is the world's largest exporter of fresh mandarins by volume, and the third by value. Accordingly, it is the most important market player, exerting a huge influence on mandarin pricing in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. In addition, Turkey's influence on the EU mandarin market also continues to grow rapidly. Maryte Gailite, an expert at the Latvijas dārznieks vegetable growers association, notes that prices for mandarins and citrus fruits in general in Latvia are unusually high this season. “In the last two weeks of December, supermarkets have been offering tangerines of dubious quality for 1.99 euros/kg, and on sale for