Fruit and vegetable imports to various Russian regions have increased notably in 2025, reflecting both diversification of supply sources and strong consumer demand for imported produce.
In the Omsk region, imports from Egypt grew by 24% in the first nine months of the year, reaching 13,500 tons worth over 1.15 billion rubles. The majority of shipments consisted of frozen strawberries and mangoes (9,800 tons), along with frozen vegetables such as green beans, broccoli, and cauliflower.
Across the Amur region, fruit imports from China through the Kani-Kurgan checkpoint reached 106 tons by October 20, nearly 1.5 times more than during the same period last year. The shipments included over 500 batches of exotic fruits such as papaya, passion fruit, dragon fruit, longan, carambola, pepino, lychee, mangosteen, rambutan, loquat, and kumquat. All consignments passed inspection and were cleared for entry.
In the Kaliningrad region, imports of pomelo from China totaled 157 tons since the beginning of the year, making it the second most imported Chinese product after nuts (529 tons). The region also received 223 tons of garlic and ginger, and 111 tons of dried fruits and spices. Local production of similar crops remains limited due to climate and soil conditions, creating opportunities for continued imports.
On the Krasnodar Territory, avocado imports rose by 4.5% year-on-year, reaching more than 14,000 tons between January and September. Imports of quince also more than doubled to 1,500 tons, primarily sourced from Azerbaijan, Egypt, Israel, Iran, Kenya, Syria, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.
Meanwhile, in St. Petersburg, port inspectors detected a quarantine pest, the Mediterranean fruit fly, in a 19.6-ton shipment of fresh mandarins from South Africa. The case was classified as a phytosanitary threat under Eurasian Economic Union regulations, which prohibit the import of citrus fruit contaminated by this pest.
Source: sibnovosti.ru / portamur.ru / kuban24.tv /
