Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 9/30/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** RS4054

RS4054

**Russian Federation**

**Fresh Deciduous Fruit**

**Annual Report**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Allan Mustard

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Yelena Vassilieva and Dorothy Adams

**Report Highlights:**

The apple and pear crop is forecast down for the second year in a row to
1.74 million metric tons (mmt) due to losses from spring frosts in
Stavropol and Krasnadar and continued summer rain in the black earth and
central regions of the European part of the country. The usual seasonal
decrease in prices has been less noticeable this year due to continuing
demand from juice processors. Along with increasing incomes in big
cities, opportunities for fruit imports are increasing, although
competition is strong.

Includes PSD Changes: Yes

Includes Trade Matrix: Yes

Annual Report

Moscow \[RS1\]

\[RS\]

Table of Contents

[**Seed Type Fruit Production 3**](#seed-type-fruit-production)

[Grape production 3](#grape-production)

[Fresh Fruits Consumption 3](#fresh-fruits-consumption)

[Processed Fruits: Fresh Frozen, Canned Fruits and Juices
3](#processed-fruits-fresh-frozen-and-canned-fruits-and-juices)

[Table 1. Production of Processed Fruits, Vegetables and Potato, 1998 --
2003
4](#table-1.-production-of-processed-fruits-vegetables-and-potatoes-1998-2003)

[Juices 4](#juices)

[Trade 6](#trade)

[Table 2. Russia: Imports of Major Fruits and Nuts, MY 1998 - 2003
6](#table-2.-russia-imports-of-major-fruits-and-nuts-my-1998---2003)

[Table 3. Average Import Price of 1 Metric Ton of Fresh Deciduous
Fruits, USD
7](#table-3.-average-import-price-of-1-metric-ton-of-fresh-deciduous-fruits-usd)

[Policy 7](#policy)

[Marketing 7](#marketing)

[Prices 7](#prices)

[Apples 8](#apples)

[Table 4. PSD, Apples, Metric Tons 8](#table-4.-psd-apples-metric-tons)

[Table 5. Apples -- Area Planted, Harvested, Production and Yield, Main
Producing Regions, MY 2003
9](#table-5.-apples-area-planted-harvested-production-and-yield-main-producing-regions-my-2003)

[Table 6. Export Trade Matrix for Apples, MY 2002-2004, Metric Tons
10](#table-6.-export-trade-matrix-for-apples-my-2002-2004-metric-tons)

[Table 7. Import Trade Matrix for Apples, MY 2002-2004, Metric Tons
11](#table-7.-import-trade-matrix-for-apples-my-2002-2004-metric-tons)

[Table 8. Imports of Apples in MY 2000-2003, by Thirty Main Countries,
Metric Tons
12](#table-8.-imports-of-apples-in-my-2000-2003-by-thirty-main-countries-metric-tons)

[Table 9. Imports of Apples, MY 2003, by Months, by Country, Metric Tons
13](#table-9.-imports-of-apples-my-2003-by-months-by-country-metric-tons)

[Table 10. Prices of Imported Apples, US Dollars per Metric Ton
14](#table-10.-prices-of-imported-apples-us-dollars-per-metric-ton)

[Table 11. Domestic Prices for Apples, Rubles per Kilogram.
15](#table-11.-domestic-prices-for-apples-rubles-per-kilogram.)

[Pears 16](#pears)

[Table 12. PSD, Pears, Metric Tons 16](#table-12.-psd-pears-metric-tons)

[Table 13. Pears -- Area Planted, Harvested, Production and Yield, Main
Producing Regions, MY 2003
17](#table-13.-pears-area-planted-harvested-production-and-yield-main-producing-regions-my-2003)

[Table 14. Export Trade Matrix for Pears, MY 2002-2004
18](#table-14.-export-trade-matrix-for-pears-my-2002-2004)

[Table 15. Import Trade Matrix for Pears
19](#table-15.-import-trade-matrix-for-pears)

[Table 16. Imports of Pears in MY 2000-2003, by Thirty Main Countries,
Metric Tons
20](#table-16.-imports-of-pears-in-my-2000-2003-by-thirty-main-countries-metric-tons)

[Table 17. Prices of Imported Pears
21](#table-17.-prices-of-imported-pears)

# Seed Type Fruit Production

Only aggregated apple, pear, and quince data is available under the
category "seed type fruits." Production decreased from 2.04 mmt in 2002
to 1.77 mmt in 2003, including, based on Post's calculations, 1.49 mmt
of apples and 0.28 mmt of pears. Private orchards produced 1.22 mmt of
all seed type fruits (over 69 percent of the total), while industrial
orchards (collective enterprises) produced only 533,920 metric tons (30
percent of the total). Commercial industrial production is concentrated
in the Central, Southern, and Volga Valley Economic Districts. Small
collective enterprises produced less than 17,000 metric tons and private
peasants enterprises produce only 5,000 metric tons.

## Grape production 

According to official data, the grape crop is expected to reach a record
390,000 - 400,000 metric tons in MY 2004/05, 25 percent more than last
year. It will meet domestic demand from the wine industry (the demand of
this industry is estimated at 280,000 -- 300,000 metric tons) and will
supply roughly seventy percent of the fresh produce market. In MY 2003,
the crop was 315,000 metric tons, of which 278,000 tons were processed
into wine and 37,000 metric tons were consumed fresh. The fresh grape
market is growing, but weather uncertainties mean domestic production
will not be able to keep up with demand. Additionally the absence of
adequate storage, cooling and transportation facilities, results in the
loss of roughly one-third of the crop annually. In the larger cities,
consumers prefer to pay more for higher quality and better looking
imported grapes. So, imports are expecting to continue increasing.

# Fresh Fruits Consumption

There is no official data on consumption of fresh fruit in Russia, so
estimates are based on aggregated production and trade data. Based on
Russia's average per capita consumption, total fresh fruit consumption
is estimated at approximately 5.3 -- 5.4 mmt, including 3.2 mmt of
imported fresh fruits. Apples remain the main fresh fruit consumed by
Russians. Most people get fresh apples from their (or their relatives')
small private orchards and in many regions, weather and climate put
natural limits on apple production. Fresh apple consumption is estimated
at 920,000 -- 930,000 metric tons and this level is rather stable. In
the Urals, Siberia, and the Far East, most apples are grown in small
private orchards for fresh consumption and any excess is used for
homemade jams and compotes. In the European part of the country and the
Volga Valley, commercial production of fruits is larger and supplies not
only the fresh market, but also some processors. Most apples produced in
Russia are summer apples that cannot be stored and along with the
development of the production of apple juice concentrates, the share of
commercial apples in processing is increasing. In Moscow, St.
Petersburg, and a few other cities, fresh produce consumption consists
mostly of higher priced imported fruits.

According to experts, the average per capita income of the Russian
people increased in 2001 to a level that theoretically allows for the
purchase of 119.5 kilograms of apples and 99.5 kilograms of citrus
fruits a year, instead of 88.8 kilograms and 69.4 kilograms respectively
in 1990. The actual per capita consumption of all fruits rebounded in
2001 to 37 kilograms, equal to the level of 1990, but forecasts based on
"purchasing ability" show that if consumer preferences change, demand
for fruits will increase faster than expected.

# Processed Fruits: Fresh, Frozen, and Canned Fruits and Juices

Data on consumption of processed fruits is not available and data on
production is available only occasionally. Domestic production of canned
produce, including juices, began rebounding in 1998. Many new private
enterprises were created for production (canning) of juices, tomato
sauces, chips, and fast frozen fruits and vegetables. These enterprises
usually use imported raw materials and semi-processed products. There
are about 1,000 enterprises in the canning industry now, including 148
big and medium-size units. The recent tendency is toward integrating
processing and sales in one holding company. Recently, these holding
companies began investing in a more reliable supply of raw materials,
but this trend is still developing. Most holding companies still prefer
to purchase fruits during harvest from farmers and to switch from region
to region than to invest in production. Moreover, the most successful
and best developing segment of the industry is the juice segment and
most raw materials are imported.

The share of juices, nectars, and juice type products in the total
volume of canned produce increased from 50 percent in 1998 to 80 percent
in 2003. The table below shows that production of processed fruits and
vegetables has increased from 375,200 metric tons (one conditional can
in Russian statistics equals 0.4 kilograms) in 1998 to 1,863,200 metric
tons in 2003. Production of canned fruits and juices increased more than
seven times during this period.

## Table 1. Production of Processed Fruits, Vegetables and Potatoes, 1998 -- 2003

  ---------------------------- ------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
                               1998    1999      2000      2001      2002      2003

  Canned Fruits and            938.0   1,160.0   1,636.0   2,488.9   3,742.9   4,658.0
  Vegetables, million                                                          
  conditional cans\*                                                           

  Including:                                                                   

  \- canned fruits and juices  492.0   532.8     819.4     1,536.9   2,626.0   3,539.7

  \-\-- juices                 423.8   340.0     705.4     1,418.7   2,506.3   3,418.3

  \-\-\-\-\-- vegetable juices 228.7   322.3     386.5     416.7     502.5     478.6

  \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-- tomato     142.9   186.9     214.5     278.1     371.3     346.3
  juices                                                                       

  Processed potato products,   5.5     6.4       7.8       11.0      11.1      20.2
  1,000 MT                                                                     

  Fast Frozen Products, 1,000  0.6     2.3       1.5       2.0       2.1       6.0
  MT                                                                           

  Dry Vegetables, 1,000 MT     0.4     0.8       0.95      0.57      0.63      0.49

  Dry Potato, 1,000 MT         0.3     0.04      0.4       0.9       1.65      NA

  Dry fruits, 1,000 MT         125     149       238       159       126       NA
  ---------------------------- ------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

\* Conditional can -- equals 400 grams

Source: "Food Processing Industry", #6, 2004

## Juices

Average annual per capita juice consumption in Russia is 12-14 liters,
but varies significantly from region to region. In Moscow and St.
Petersburg, it is approaching 30 liters (close to the European level)
while in most other regions it is less than seven liters. Currently, the
assortment of juices and juice-type products is very wide and can meet
the needs of all population groups, including those on a controlled
diet. This includes beverages with certain micronutrients and plant
matter additives, as well as products made with milk.

Official data on juice production is not available and customs
statistics do not separate data on imports of juices from imports of
juice concentrates. According to the data of the Russian Union of Juice
Producers, domestic juice production increased from 442 million liters
in 1998 to 1.75 billion liters in 2003, while imports decreased from 208
million liters to 54 million liters. In 2003, domestic juice and juice
type products comprised 97 percent of Russia's 1.8 billion liter juice
market. However, juice production itself is 80 percent dependent on
imports of juice concentrates and purées. According to experts from the
Ministry of Agriculture (MinAg), Russia imports approximately 190,000
metric tons of juice concentrates a year. With the exception of apple
and wild berry concentrates, all concentrates are imported.

Imports of ready-for-consumption juices represented by premium class
juices from Europe, Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, and Azerbaijan are
restricted in favor of domestic producers by the inadequate level of
harmonization between Russian and international standards. Russia is
moving in the direction of harmonization, but mostly to favor exports of
Russian products.

Experts think the future development of the juice market will be
connected, first of all, to increasing juice consumption in the regions
outside the major consuming areas of Moscow and St. Petersburg. This
means that imports of juice concentrates will increase along with the
expansion of big companies into these regions.

The development of juice production is characterized by increasing
competition among and the enlargement of major juice companies.
Eighty-eight percent of Russian juice production is concentrated in four
companies: "Wimm-Bill-Dann Food Products" (Moscow), "Multon" (St.
Petersburg and Moscow oblasts), Experimental Cannery "Lebedyanskiy"
(Lipetsk oblast), and "Nidan-Foods" (Novosibirsk and Moscow oblasts).
Recently, international companies Amtel Soft Drink (UK), "Glocken Gold"
and "Eches-Granini" (Germany), "Coca-Cola" (US) and a few others have
shown interest in investments or joint ventures. This decreases the
product price, but eliminates customs payments and lowers transportation
expenses. Some dairy companies have also started juice packing,
especially during the winter when the supply of milk is lower. Recently,
two famous beer companies (Krasnyy Vostok and Ochakovo brewery)
expressed interest in juice production. These companies use only juice
concentrates in their products. Fresh juice consumption is limited to
"at-home" production in the apple-producing region and to some small
niche markets of "premium" type products.

The juice market continues to expand rapidly, forty percent in 2002 and
thirty percent in 2003. Industry experts attribute this slight slow down
in growth to over development in the last two years, delays in the
income growth of the population and competition between several big
companies. Additionally, start-up costs are quite significant. Several
million dollars are necessary to advertise and promote new juice brands.
However, in 2002-2003 the juice market expanded faster than the markets
for beer and bottled water. Research conducted in the eleven biggest
cities of Russia showed that the company Wimm-Bill-Dann (major juices
are "J7", "100% Gold", "Ryzhiy Up") remains the leader with somewhere
between 25 and 35 percent of the market (data varies widely from source
to source), followed by the company "Multon" from St. Petersburg (juices
"Rich", "Dobryi", "Nico"), and the cannery "Lebedyanskiy" (juices "Ja",
"Tonus", "Fruktovy Sad"). Other experts think that in 2003, the Cannery
"Lebedynskiy" moved to first place.

The major juice producing companies are working to organize a stable
supply of raw materials, including acquiring plants that produce juice
concentrates. For example, in 2002 the company "Wimm-Bill-Dann"
purchased a plant in Tula oblast with the capacity to produce 2,500
metric tons of apple concentrate a year. The Company "Lebedyanskiy" in
2003 acquired Lipetsk oblast's plant "Progress", the biggest producer of
juice concentrates in the Russia. In 2002, "Progress" produced 3,500
metric tons of juice concentrate, but used only one third for juice
production and sold the rest to other juice bottling plants. The plant
"Progress" specializes in the production of juice concentrates from
locally produced fruits and vegetables (apples, carrots, and currant)
and "Lebedyanskiy" is planning to purchase 20-25 percent of the
concentrates the company needs for its juice production from this plant.
However, all of these companies, for the foreseeable future, will
continue to import the lion share of necessary raw materials.

# Trade

Most fresh fruits are imported. The share of imported fruit increased
along with the volume, from 1.2 mmt in MY 1998/99 to 3.2 mmt in MY
2003/04. Apples and pears are the leading imported fresh fruit with
892,000 metric tons imported in the first eleven months of MY 2003/04,
3.6 times more than in MY 1998/99, followed by bananas and citrus fruit.

## Table 2. Russia: Imports of Major Fruits and Nuts, MY 1998 - 2003

  ------------ ----------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
  ** **        ** **                   **MY        **MY        **MY        **MY        **MY        **MY
                                       98/99**     99/00**     00/01**     01/02**     02/03**     03/04\***

                                       Millions of                                                 
                                       US Dollars                                                  

               08 EDIBLE FRUIT AND     445.5       506.1       735.6       715.9       900.7       1,154.3
               NUTS                                                                                

                                       Metric Tons                                                 

               08 EDIBLE FRUIT AND     1,185,884   1,391,494   2,037,947   2,238,665   2,618,311   3,230,099
               NUTS                                                                                

  0805         CITRUS,FRESH,DRIED      340,389     452,985     485,283     660,798     727,306     768,922

  080510       Oranges                 181,416     244,062     240,125     335,527     372,903     392,930

  080520       Mandarins               66,476      99,787      109,549     151,392     173,757     197,260

  080530\*\*   Lemons and Lime         82,085      94,811      116,518     146,236     147,850     140,872

  080540       Grapefruit              10,331      14,234      18,862      27,549      32,675      36,181

  080590       Other Citrus Fruits     81          91          229         93          120         1,678

  0803         BANANAS,PLANTAINS       352,297     436,566     579,227     636,394     674,253     790,606

  0808         APPL,PEAR,QNCE,FRSH     243,954     227,146     440,342     476,213     633,146     891,861

  080810       Apples                  174,681     149,373     335,109     333,263     443,563     669,900

  080820       Pears and Quinces       69,273      77,774      105,233     142,950     189,583     221,961

  0806         GRAPES,FRESH,OR DRIED   54,483      69,964      132,532     147,556     165,853     219,301

  080610       Grapes, Fresh           33,164      28,073      79,377      103,536     107,787     162,696

  080620       Grapes, Dried, Raisin   21,318      41,891      53,155      44,019      58,065      56,605

  0810         OTHER FRESH FRUIT       19,639      26,454      103,753     50,052      102,681     144,294

  0813         OTHER DRIED             28,222      29,044      96,546      73,014      82,482      76,228

  0809         VARIOUS FRESH FRUIT     38,206      46,757      70,963      73,070      82,406      94,528

  0807         MELON,PAPAYAS,FRESH     85,269      58,482      72,113      44,071      50,492      137,099

  0804         DATE,FIG,PINEAPPLE,ET   10,168      17,109      20,857      34,737      48,307      46,493

  0802         OTHER NUT,FRESH,DRIED   6,665       12,330      19,743      19,848      19,022      28,862

  0801         COCO,BRAZL,CASHW NUTS   2,711       5,000       6,924       10,542      16,248      14,001

  0811         FRUIT+NUTS,FROZEN       2,476       7,123       8,177       9,335       12,712      15,097

  0812         TEMPORARILY PRESERVED   1,404       2,429       1,421       3,028       3,391       2,701

  0814         PEEL,CITRUS/MELON       1           106         67          7           12          106
  ------------ ----------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

\* July 2003 -- May 2004

\*\* Starting 2001, HS number 080550 (Lemons and Limes, Fresh or Dried)
was added and data for MY 2002 and 2003 includes both categories of
lemons and limes

Source: World Trade Atlas

According to the Russian Fruit and Vegetable Alliance, twenty-five
percent of all fruits and vegetables arriving by train and ten percent
of all fruits and vegetables arriving by ship come from the Netherlands.
Due to storage facilities belonging to large international fruit
companies, the Netherlands has become the transit point for many
tropical fruits and determining the actual country of origin can be
difficult.

## Table 3. Average Import Price of 1 Metric Ton of Fresh Deciduous Fruits, USD

  ------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
  Fruits        MY 1999     MY 2000     MY 2001     MY 2002     MY 2003

  Oranges       286         278         308         332         346

  Grapefruits   282         295         299         312         319

  Mandarins     700         609         683         713         554

  Lemons        289         279         316         361         380

  Bananas       401         288         290         328         340

  Apples        354         358         301         312         329

  Pears         253         277         321         349         370

  Grapes        566         658         407         473         531
  ------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

# Policy

The program of federal compensation for a part of new orchard
investments approved in 2003 (see GAIN RS3029) was not effective for
fruit orchards. With the reorganization of the GOR and the resulting
decrease in allocations for agriculture, there is very little chance
this program will continue.

# Marketing

Fruit trading companies are consolidating their capital and investing in
better equipment, warehouses, and transportation. Although the shares of
the three main fruit trading companies ("JFC", "Sunway Traders" and
"Sorus") are changing, their combined share of the market is estimated
to exceed eighty percent. These companies have steady relationships with
foreign suppliers based on good prices and delivery convenience. The
smaller fruit importing companies usually unite to freight a ship and
then distribute it throughout the country. For foreign traders the main
barriers to entry are non-transparent sanitary and phytosanitary
requirements and conformity certification procedures which only
experienced Russian based companies can easily comply with. Along with
the reorganization of the quarantine service, the requirements for
importing fruits may become more complicated.

## Prices

For most fruits, domestic prices are based on the import price plus
eighteen percent VAT, storage and transportation expenses, and trader's
margin which varies by region. Consumer incomes are becoming a more
important factor in fruit trade. Data on domestic prices of apples are
given in Table 11. In 2002, Vladivostok had the highest prices, but in
2003 Tyumen and Novosibirsk (regions with growing incomes) became the
leader and in June 2004 Moscow took the lead even though transportation
expenses are lower in Moscow than in the other regions.

Based on the moderate apple crop forecast for the EU, the price of
apples from France, Italy, and Belgium will not change significantly,
while a larger forecast crop in Poland will push prices down. However,
given that Poland is now in the EU currency zone, the price of imported
apples will also depend on the rate of exchange (initial estimates of
the EU crop are released ahead of 2004 Prognosfruit Congress held this
year in the Polish city of Lublin on August 6-7 -- Agra-Europe July 16,
2004).

# Apples

## Table 4. PSD, Apples, Metric Tons

  -------------------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ -----------
  **PSD Table**                                                                     

  **Country**          **Russian                                                    
                       Federation**                                                 

  **Commodity**        **Apples,                                       (HA)(1000    
                       Fresh**                                         TREES)(MT)   

                       2002           Revised    2003       Estimate   2004         Forecast

                       USDA Official  Post       USDA       Post       USDA         Post
                       \[Old\]        Estimate   Official   Estimate   Official     Estimate
                                      \[New\]    \[Old\]    \[New\]    \[Old\]      \[New\]

  **Market Year                       07/2002               07/2003                 07/2004
  Begin**                                                                           

  Area Planted         426600         426600     430000     422200     0            420000

  Area Harvested       361600         361600     370000     357900     0            35700

  Bearing Trees        136000         136000     136000     135000     0            134900

  Non-Bearing Trees    26000          26000      27000      26000      0            26000

  Total Trees          162000         162000     163000     161000     0            160900

  Commercial           1150000        1150000    1050000    1143800    0            1100000
  Production                                                                        

  Non-Comm. Production 572500         572500     345000     345000     0            400000

  TOTAL Production     1722500        1722500    1395000    1488800    0            1500000

  TOTAL Imports        443563         443563     510000     689000     0            680000

  TOTAL SUPPLY         2166063        2166063    1905000    2177800    0            2180000

  Domestic Fresh       920136         920136     920000     925000     0            920000
  Consump                                                                           

  Exports, Fresh Only  984            984        1000       1885       0            1000

  For Processing       1209100        1209100    970000     1236800    0            1245000

  Withdrawal From      35843          35843      14000      14115      0            14000
  Market                                                                            

  TOTAL UTILIZATION    2166063        2166063    1905000    2177800    0            2180000
  -------------------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ -----------

## Table 5. Apples -- Area Planted, Harvested, Production and Yield, Main Producing Regions, MY 2003

  --------------------------- ---------- ----------- ------------ ---------
                              Planted    Harvested   Production   Yield

                              1,000 ha   1,000 ha    1,000 tons   T/ha

  Russia                      422.2      357.9       1 488.8      4.2

                                                                  

  Central Federal District    184.9      161.2       451.0        2.8

  \- Bryansk                  15.3       15.1        15.0         1.0

  \- Voronezh                 28.5       24.5        101.6        4.2

  \- Kursk                    14.4       13.3        62.4         4.7

  \- Lipetsk                  16.8       13.5        51.9         3.8

  \- Moscow                   10.4       10.3        25.7         2.5

  \- Orel                     14.5       11.6        12.6         1.1

  \- Tula                     23.0       19.0        31.9         1.7

  Southern Federal District   99.0       80.5        612.0        7.6

  \- Krasnodar                28.2       20.8        237.5        11.4

  \- Volgograd                12.9       11.5        128.7        11.1

  \- Rostov                   17.9       15.1        79.4         5.3

  Volga Valley Federal        89.7       73.2        297.2        4.1
  District                                                        

  \- Tatarstan                9.5        6.3         4.0          0.6

  \- Samara                   15.4       12.7        116.8        9.2

  \- Saratov                  12.6       11.1        110.1        9.9

  Ural Federal District       11.5       9.3         35.3         3.8

  Siberian Federal District   17.1       13.2        58.2         4.4

  Far East Federal District   2.8        2.0         8.5          4.2
  --------------------------- ---------- ----------- ------------ ---------

## Table 6. Export Trade Matrix for Apples, MY 2002-2004, Metric Tons

+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| **Export Trade     |           |                     |              |
| Matrix**           |           |                     |              |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| ###### Co          | Russian   |                     |              |
| untry {#country-1} | F         |                     |              |
|                    | ederation |                     |              |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| **Commodity**      | Apples,   |                     |              |
|                    | Fresh     |                     |              |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| Time Period        |           | Units:              | Metric Tons  |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| Exports for:       | 2002      |                     | **2003**     |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| U.S.               |           | U.S.                |              |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| Others             |           | Others              |              |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| Kazakhstan         | 471       | Kazakhstan          | 1368         |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| Country Unknown    | 369       | Country Unknown     | 438          |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| Estonia            | 125       | Azerbaijan          | 43           |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| Uzbekistan         | 8         | Uzbekistan          | 30           |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| Turkmenistan       | 7         | Tajikistan          | 5            |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| Tajikistan         | 4         | Mongolia            | 1            |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
|                    |           |                     |              |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
|                    |           |                     |              |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
|                    |           |                     |              |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
|                    |           |                     |              |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| Total for Others   | 984       |                     | 1885         |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| Others not Listed  |           |                     |              |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+
| Grand Total        | 984       |                     | 1885         |
+--------------------+-----------+---------------------+--------------+

## Table 7. Import Trade Matrix for Apples, MY 2002-2004, Metric Tons

+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| **Import Trade        |            |               |                |
| Matrix**              |            |               |                |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| ######                | Russian    |               |                |
|  Country {#country-2} | Federation |               |                |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| **Commodity**         | Apples,    |               |                |
|                       | Fresh      |               |                |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| Time Period           |            | Units:        | Metric Tons    |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| Imports for:          | 2002       |               | **2003**       |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| U.S.                  | 1080       | U.S.          | 2200           |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| Others                |            | Others        |                |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| Poland                | 138093     | Poland        | 193000         |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| China                 | 92761      | Moldova       | 112700         |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| France                | 46195      | China         | 97000          |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| Argentina             | 39887      | Azerbaijan    | 51800          |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| Italy                 | 24415      | Argentina     | 44400          |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| Belgium               | 23963      | Chile         | 30725          |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| Moldova               | 16233      | France        | 30545          |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| Chile                 | 12870      | Ukraine       | 22885          |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| Azerbaijan            | 9882       | Kazakhstan    | 18365          |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| Netherlands           | 8836       | Italy         | 16830          |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| Total for Others      | 413135     |               | 618250         |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| Others not Listed     | 29348      |               | 68550          |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+
| Grand Total           | 443563     |               | 689000         |
+-----------------------+------------+---------------+----------------+

## Table 8. Imports of Apples in MY 2000-2003, by Thirty Main Countries, Metric Tons

  ---- -------------- ------------- ------------ ------------- -----------
                      MY 2000/01    MY 2001/02   MY 2002/03    Jul 03-May
                                                               04

                                                               

  0    \--The         335,109       333,263      443,563       669,900
       World\--                                                

  1    Poland         11,015        95,032       138,093       192,540

  2    China          41,066        49,842       92,761        96,224

  3    France         37,306        36,753       46,195        30,543

  4    Argentina      17,154        39,901       39,887        44,389

  5    Italy          16,270        26,357       24,415        16,828

  6    Belgium        22,858        16,998       23,963        14,025

  7    Moldova        14,116        12,800       16,233        112,690

  8    Chile          9,863         8,221        12,870        30,717

  9    Azerbaijan     24,526        2,072        9,882         51,762

  10   Netherlands    6,689         8,279        8,836         8,455

  11   South Africa   3,570         4,853        7,848         7,353

  12   Uzbekistan     10,512        4,648        4,906         3,317

  13   Germany        3,437         5,778        4,138         4,761

  14   Tajikistan     10,302        4,327        3,551         268

  15   Kazakhstan     18,351        2,996        1,489         18,363

  16   Country        579           664          1,312         609
       Unknown                                                 

  17   Spain          161           710          1,258         2,412

  18   Kyrgyzstan     8,240         2,271        1,251         2,551

  19   United States  1,060         3,057        1,079         2,127

  20   Greece         336           19           1,006         1,039

  21   Iran           306           1,080        621           455

  22   Uruguay        1             1            547           60

  23   Austria        0             0            272           45

  24   Hungary        15            78           217           207

  25   Ukraine        8,694         128          193           22,884

  26   Brazil         11            14           172           238

  27   New Zealand    574           2,178        152           156

  28   Portugal       0             0            119           39

  29   Yugoslavia     645           25           96            869

  30   Georgia        66,630        4,001        68            3,737
  ---- -------------- ------------- ------------ ------------- -----------

## Table 9. Imports of Apples, MY 2003, by Months, by Country, Metric Tons

  ---- -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
                      07.03   08.03   09.03   10.03   11.03   12.03   01.04   02.04   03.04   04.04   05.04

       \--The         42 962  20 792  36 476  56 190  53 318  69 696  67 761  77 942  95 406  81 755  67 602
       World\--                                                                                       

  1    Poland         583     380     363     383     953     4 178   29 659  41 640  52 953  37 199  24 249

  2    Chile          4 247   25      22      12      0       0       1       5       530     10 739  15 135

  3    Argentina      16 921  1 577   1       0       0       0       0       320     5 017   9 192   11 360

  4    China          4 976   3 608   5 294   9 446   7 388   8 990   12 081  12 446  13 539  11 625  6 831

  5    South Africa   3 954   731     193     39      11      0       0       0       3       149     2 272

  6    Germany        109     0       0       2       53      63      180     292     913     1 215   1 933

  7    France         1 979   61      1 557   2 075   2 811   3 987   4 224   3 647   5 456   3 349   1 396

  8    Netherlands    1 252   62      139     343     724     772     951     745     1 066   1 124   1 279

  9    Italy          2 962   31      46      393     1 040   1 077   1 980   2 812   2 890   2 562   1 035

  10   Belgium        582     24      339     1 203   1 750   2 201   1 830   2 037   2 239   984     837

  11   Moldova        1 756   10 531  18 934  25 497  18 514  19 320  5 657   5 479   4 845   1 665   492

  12   Georgia        0       0       2       56      24      298     408     568     1 257   740     384

  13   United States  142     0       0       300     114     418     183     329     423     133     84

  14   Yugoslavia     0       0       0       191     185     216     108     37      0       56      74

  15   Kazakhstan     1 410   1 491   1 745   3 652   4 007   3 329   1 582   489     279     313     66

  16   Greece         0       0       0       0       86      445     36      239     138     38      58

  17   New Zealand    59      43      1       2       0       0       0       0       0       21      30

  18   Country        50      8       4       22      34      62      17      69      247     69      27
       Unknown                                                                                        

  19   Austria        0       0       7       0       0       0       0       0       0       19      19

  20   Spain          2       1       123     239     355     758     202     354     349     10      19

  21   Armenia        0       0       0       0       22      0       0       0       23      0       18

  22   Brazil         48      2       3       0       0       0       0       0       92      90      3

  23   Azerbaijan     27      126     3 118   8 627   11 701  17 695  6 014   3 336   1 027   91      0

  24   Australia      0       7       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

  25   Hungary        0       0       0       71      18      40      60      18      0       0       0

  26   Indonesia      0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       3       0       0

  27   Iran           0       0       0       0       17      6       56      141     82      155     0

  28   Israel         0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       4       0       0

  29   Tajikistan     0       0       0       111     35      123     0       0       0       0       0

  30   Turkey         0       0       0       5       7       22      10      0       0       0       0

  31   Turkmenistan   32      0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

  32   Ukraine        522     1 392   3 496   2 525   3 051   5 130   2 235   2 568   1 815   149     0

  33   Uruguay        0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       20      39      0

  34   Uzbekistan     1 300   583     744     376     131     96      38      39      0       10      0

  35   Portugal       0       0       0       0       0       0       39      0       0       0       0

  36   Russia         0       0       19      38      0       0       0       0       0       0       0

  37   Kyrgyzstan     49      108     326     565     286     470     205     332     193     18      0
  ---- -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------

Source: World Trade Atlas

## Table 10. Prices of Imported Apples, US Dollars per Metric Ton

+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| **Prices Table**       |              |              |               |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| #####                  | Russian      |              |               |
| # Country {#country-3} | Federation   |              |               |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| **Commodity**          | Apples,      |              |               |
|                        | Fresh        |              |               |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| Prices in              | US Dollar    | per uom      | Metric Ton    |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
|                        |              |              |               |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| Year                   | 2002         | 2003         | \% Change     |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| Jan                    | 295          | 302          | 2%            |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| Feb                    | 329          | 302          | -8%           |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| Mar                    | 296          | 299          | 1%            |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| Apr                    | 303          | 310          | 2%            |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| May                    | 305          | 328          | 8%            |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| Jun                    | 331          | 339          | 2%            |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| Jul                    | 342          | 361          | 6%            |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| Aug                    | 326          | 387          | 19%           |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| Sep                    | 303          | 344          | 14%           |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| Oct                    | 297          | 324          | 9%            |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| Nov                    | 301          | 332          | 10%           |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+
| Dec                    | 321          | 333          | 4%            |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+

## Table 11. Domestic Prices for Apples, Rubles per Kilogram.

  ------- ------- ----------- ------- ----------------- --------- --------- ---------
  Date    Min.    City        Max.    City              Russia,   Average   Import
          price               Price                     average   in USD    price,
                                                                            USD per
                                                                            kg

  Jul.    18,13   Stavropol   42,42   Vladivostok       31,17     0,99      0,34
  2002                                                                      

  Aug.    15,15   Krasnodar   42,80   Vladivostok       29,65     0,94      0,32
  2002                                                                      

  Sep.    12,18   Voronezh    43,17   Vladivostok       28,13     0,89      0,30
  2002                                                                      

  Oct.    13,48   Voronezh    44,08   Vladivostok       28,48     0,92      0,29
  2002                                                                      

  Nov.    15,03   Voronezh    45,25   Vladivostok       30,03     0,94      0,30
  2002                                                                      

  Dec.    17,09   Voronezh    45,67   Vladivostok,      31,48     0,99      0,32
  2002                                Novosibirsk                           

  Jan.    17,52   Lipetsk     45,94   Novosibirsk       32,35     1,02      0,30
  2003                                                                      

  Feb.    19,02   Lipetsk     46,30   Novosibirsk       33,16     1,05      0,30
  2003                                                                      

  Mar.    20,35   Lipetsk     46,34   Novosibirsk       33,39     1,06      0,30
  2003                                                                      

  Apr.    20,18   Stavropol   46,56   Novosibirsk       33,52     1,07      0,31
  2003                                                                      

  May     21,00   Stavropol   46,40   Novosibirsk       34,72     1,12      0,33
  2003                                                                      

  Jun.    20,74   Stavropol   46,36   Novosibirsk       36,31     1,20      0,34
  2003                                                                      

                                                                            

  Jul.    19,18   Stavropol   44,99   Novosibirsk       36,53     1,21      0,36
  2003                                                                      

  Aug.    14,00   Stavropol   44,29   Tyumen            32,03     1,05      0,39
  2003                                                                      

  Sep.    12,73   Stavropol   44,06   Tyumen            30,22     0,99      0,34
  2003                                                                      

  Oct.    13,02   Stavropol   44,39   Tyumen            29,96     1,00      0,32
  2003                                                                      

  Nov.    14,75   Krasnodar   44,80   Novosibirsk       30,72     1,03      0,33
  2003                                                                      

  Dec.    15,69   Stavropol   45,46   Novosibirsk       31,72     1,08      0,33
  2003                                                                      

  Jan.    17,51   Stavropol   45,23   Novosibirsk       33,06     1,16      0,31
  2004                                                                      

  Feb.    18,95   Stavropol   45,85   Novosibirsk       33,62     1,18      0,30
  2004                                                                      

  Mar.    18,57   Stavropol   46,07   Novosibirsk       33,60     1,18      0,30
  2004                                                                      

  Apr.    17,91   Stavropol   45,80   Novosibirsk       33,54     1,16      0,33
  2004                                                                      

  May     17,63   Stavropol   44,87   Novosibirsk       33,82     1,17      0,36
  2004                                                                      

  Jun.    17,81   Stavropol   44,72   Moscow            35,13     1,21      NA
  2004                                                                      

                                                                            

  Jul.    17,58   Stavropol   45,35   Novosibirsk       35,74     1,23      NA
  2004                                                                      
  ------- ------- ----------- ------- ----------------- --------- --------- ---------

Source: Torgovaya Gazeta

# Pears

## Table 12. PSD, Pears, Metric Tons

+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| ####### PSD Table |       |        |       |       |       |        |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| **Country**       | **Ru  |        |       |       |       |        |
|                   | ssian |        |       |       |       |        |
|                   | Fe    |        |       |       |       |        |
|                   | derat |        |       |       |       |        |
|                   | ion** |        |       |       |       |        |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| **Commodity**     | **P   |        |       | (HA)  |       |        |
|                   | ears, |        |       | (1000 |       |        |
|                   | Fr    |        |       | TREES |       |        |
|                   | esh** |        |       | )(MT) |       |        |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
|                   | 2002  | R      | 2003  | Est   | 2004  | Fo     |
|                   |       | evised |       | imate |       | recast |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
|                   | USDA  | Post   | USDA  | Post  | USDA  | Post   |
|                   | Off   | Es     | Off   | Est   | Off   | Es     |
|                   | icial | timate | icial | imate | icial | timate |
|                   | \[    | \      | \[    | \[    | \[    | \      |
|                   | Old\] | [New\] | Old\] | New\] | Old\] | [New\] |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| **Market Year     |       | 0      |       | 07    |       | 0      |
| Begin**           |       | 7/2002 |       | /2003 |       | 7/2004 |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| Area Planted      | 69000 | 69000  | 69100 | 69100 | 0     | 68500  |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| Area Harvested    | 54000 | 54000  | 54300 | 54300 | 0     | 53800  |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| Bearing Trees     | 17200 | 17200  | 17300 | 17300 | 0     | 17000  |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| Non-Bearing Trees | 10100 | 10100  | 10100 | 10100 | 0     | 10100  |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| Total Trees       | 27300 | 27300  | 27400 | 27400 | 0     | 27100  |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| Commercial        | 1     | 115000 | 96000 | 1     | 0     | 95000  |
| Production        | 15000 |        |       | 13000 |       |        |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| Non-Comm.         | 2     | 207000 | 1     | 1     | 0     | 140000 |
| Production        | 07000 |        | 30000 | 65400 |       |        |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| TOTAL Production  | 3     | 322000 | 2     | 2     | 0     | 235000 |
|                   | 22000 |        | 26000 | 78400 |       |        |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| TOTAL Imports     | 1     | 189583 | 1     | 2     | 0     | 235000 |
|                   | 89583 |        | 95000 | 26000 |       |        |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| TOTAL SUPPLY      | 5     | 511583 | 4     | 5     | 0     | 470000 |
|                   | 11583 |        | 21000 | 04400 |       |        |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| Domestic Fresh    | 3     | 326500 | 3     | 3     | 0     | 333000 |
| Consump           | 26500 |        | 32000 | 35500 |       |        |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| Exports, Fresh    | 155   | 155    | 210   | 41    | 0     | 50     |
| Only              |       |        |       |       |       |        |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| For Processing    | 1     | 152000 | 80100 | 1     | 0     | 130000 |
|                   | 52000 |        |       | 60169 |       |        |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| Withdrawal From   | 32928 | 32928  | 8690  | 8690  | 0     | 6950   |
| Market            |       |        |       |       |       |        |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+
| TOTAL UTILIZATION | 5     | 511583 | 4     | 5     | 0     | 470000 |
|                   | 11583 |        | 21000 | 04400 |       |        |
+-------------------+-------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+

## Table 13. Pears -- Area Planted, Harvested, Production and Yield, Main Producing Regions, MY 2003

  -------------------------- ------------ ----------- ------------ ---------
                             Planted      Harvested   Production   Yield

                             1,000 ha     1,000 ha    1,000 tons   T/ha

  Russia                     66.1         51.9        278.4        5.4

                                                                   

  Central Federal District   20.2         17.3        63.4         3.7

  \- Bryansk                 0.8          0.8         0.9          1.1

  \- Voronezh                5.0          4.3         18.3         4.2

  \- Kursk                   2.6          2.3         11.0         4.7

  \- Lipetsk                 2.9          2.4         9.3          3.9

  \- Moscow                  0.6          0.6         1.4          2.4

  \- Orel                    0.7          0.6         0.6          1.0

  \- Tula                    1.2          0.9         1.6          1.7

  Southern Federal District  24.2         19.6        150.0        7.7

  \- Krasnodar               7.0          5.2         62.6         12.0

  \- Volgograd               2.3          2.1         22.8         11.1

  \- Rostov                  4.5          3.8         21.5         5.7

  Volga Valley Federal       11.6         9.2         48.4         5.2
  District                                                         

  \- Tatarstan               1.7          1.2         0.7          0.6

  \- Samara                  2.7          2.3         20.6         8.9

  \- Saratov                 2.2          2.0         13.5         6.6

  Ural Federal District      0.6          0.5         3.6          7.6

  Siberian Federal District  0.0          0.3         0.7          2.8

  Far East Federal District  0.2          0.1         0.5          5.3
  -------------------------- ------------ ----------- ------------ ---------

## Table 14. Export Trade Matrix for Pears, MY 2002-2004

+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
| **Export Trade Matrix** |          |               |                |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
| ####                    | Russian  |               |                |
| ## Country {#country-4} | Fe       |               |                |
|                         | deration |               |                |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
| **Commodity**           | Pears,   |               |                |
|                         | Fresh    |               |                |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
| Time Period             |          | Units:        | Metric Tons    |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
| Exports for:            | 2002     |               | **2003**       |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
| U.S.                    |          | U.S.          |                |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
| Others                  |          | Others        |                |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
| Kazakhstan              | 129      | Kazakhstan    | 22             |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
| Turkmenistan            | 15       | Country       | 11             |
|                         |          | Unknown       |                |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
| Country Unknown         | 10       | Azerbaijan    | 6              |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
| Uzbekistan              | 1        | Tajikistan    | 1              |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
|                         |          | Uzbekistan    | 1              |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
|                         |          |               |                |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
|                         |          |               |                |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
|                         |          |               |                |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
|                         |          |               |                |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
|                         |          |               |                |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
| Total for Others        | 155      |               | 41             |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
| Others not Listed       |          |               |                |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+
| Grand Total             | 155      |               | 41             |
+-------------------------+----------+---------------+----------------+

## Table 15. Import Trade Matrix for Pears

+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| **Import Trade        |          |                 |                |
| Matrix**              |          |                 |                |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| ######                | Russian  |                 |                |
|  Country {#country-5} | Fe       |                 |                |
|                       | deration |                 |                |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| **Commodity**         | Pears,   |                 |                |
|                       | Fresh    |                 |                |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| Time Period           |          | Units:          | Metric Tons    |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| Imports for:          | 2002     |                 | **2003**       |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| U.S.                  | 946      | U.S.            | 2290           |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| Others                |          | Others          |                |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| Argentina             | 59872    | Argentine       | 61200          |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| Belgium               | 32127    | Belgium         | 40200          |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| China                 | 29299    | China           | 35000          |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| Netherlands           | 16606    | Netherlands     | 25600          |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| France                | 12042    | Spain           | 14000          |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| Poland                | 9042     | France          | 10000          |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| South Africa          | 7505     | Chile           | 7900           |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| Spain                 | 7232     | South Africa    | 7600           |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| Portugal              | 6980     | Kazakhstan      | 4100           |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| Chile                 | 1728     | Kyrgyzstan      | 3250           |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| Total for Others      | 182433   |                 | 208850         |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| Others not Listed     | 6204     |                 | 14860          |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+
| Grand Total           | 189583   |                 | 226000         |
+-----------------------+----------+-----------------+----------------+

## Table 16. Imports of Pears in MY 2000-2003, by Thirty Main Countries, Metric Tons

  ------- --------------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
  ** **   ** **           **MY         **MY         **MY        **Jul
                          2000/01**    2001/02**    2002/03**   03-May 04**

                                                                

  0       \--The World\-- 105 233      142 950      189 583     221 961

  1       Argentina       20 640       42 329       59 872      61 181

  2       Belgium         18 228       16 050       32 127      40 191

  3       China           11 919       15 096       29 299      34 713

  4       Netherlands     19 906       8 169        16 606      25 596

  5       France          4 313        15 440       12 042      9 912

  6       Poland          555          3 174        9 042       2 784

  7       South Africa    4 206        5 204        7 505       7 596

  8       Spain           5 269        15 891       7 232       13 660

  9       Portugal        1 181        6 542        6 980       995

  10      Chile           4 948        7 089        1 728       7 854

  11      Italy           190          2 421        1 482       844

  12      Uzbekistan      1 761        1 208        1 325       1 339

  13      Tajikistan      2 663        881          1 262       121

  14      United States   442          657          946         2 287

  15      Turkey          95           885          671         1 117

  16      Germany         42           50           507         561

  17      Kyrgyzstan      2 063        717          363         3 227

  18      Kazakhstan      1 963        1 024        138         4 075

  19      Country Unknown 51           32           92          34

  20      Moldova         318          27           82          1 267
  ------- --------------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------

## Table 17. Prices of Imported Pears

+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| **Prices Table**      |                |             |               |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| ######                | Russian        |             |               |
|  Country {#country-6} | Federation     |             |               |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| **Commodity**         | Pears, Fresh   |             |               |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| Prices in             | US Dollars     | per uom     | Metric Ton    |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
|                       |                |             |               |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| Year                  | 2002           | 2003        | \% Change     |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| Jan                   | 315            | 334         | 6%            |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| Feb                   | 334            | 344         | 3%            |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| Mar                   | 356            | 364         | 2%            |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| Apr                   | 347            | 364         | 5%            |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| May                   | 310            | 370         | 19%           |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| Jun                   | 359            | 375         | 4%            |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| Jul                   | 345            | 371         | 8%            |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| Aug                   | 345            | 386         | 12%           |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| Sep                   | 326            | 362         | 11%           |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| Oct                   | 321            | 352         | 10%           |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| Nov                   | 333            | 357         | 7%            |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+
| Dec                   | 343            | 352         | 3%            |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+---------------+

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