The export of the Macedonian fruit and vegetables to Russia has increased by 228% in the second half of 2014.
Financial Times says that Macedonia along with Serbia, Turkey and China have replaced EU and US on the Russian market. Serbia's export in the period between August and September was 36% higher, compared to Turkey (25%) and China (10%).
Despite the increased export of agricultural products from this country, apples, pears and tomatoes are still wanted on the Russian market. Russia also needs other food products as meat, fish and dairy products that the country used to export from EU and US.
Last year Russia had exported 670,000 tons of fruits and vegetables which is 6% less than 2013. This is due to the import ban of all the products coming from EU and US after the sanctions that Brussels and Washington introduced because of the Ukraine crisis.
Last year the Macedonian export to Russia mounted to USD 42.068.000 million.
