Russian ban prompts harvest change for early-season Spanish cherries

An exclusive Spanish cherry group has had to reconfigure its greenhouse conditions to adapt to the loss of the Russian market.

March 25 , 2015

Russia mulls ban on Serbian fruit imports

Serbia will have to explain its sharp uptick in apple shipments to Russia if it is to avoid a ban on the trade.

March 24 , 2015

Russian authorities intercept another Polish apple shipment

Some 58MT of Polish apples have been blocked from entering Russia via Kazakhstan.

March 23 , 2015

Russia may capitalize on U.S. ban of Dominican fruit

The U.S. ban on Dominican Republic fruit has the potential to play in favor of a Russian market in need of more supply.

March 23 , 2015

Greek strawberry grower says Russian embargo "only on paper"

With the import ban from Russia, Greek strawberry oversupply may be alleviated somewhat due to weather impacts.

March 12 , 2015

IG International eyes North American greenhouse acquisition

IG International is expanding its global reach with a long-term goal of bringing technical expertise and better varieties to India.

March 11 , 2015

Russia's economic woes bite into middle class fruit purchases

Irina Koziy explains three main factors that are impacting fruit sales in Russia, and what traders ought to do to get through these tough times.

March 06 , 2015

Moldova: Russian collaboration will continue, says Agrodenidan

A Moldovan apple exporter was in a critical situation before a recent Russian market reopening for certain companies.

March 06 , 2015

Russia may allow some EU food imports, says Kremlin spokesperson

A Kremlin representative says Russia may be able to get around the food import ban by using local processing as a condition of entry.

March 03 , 2015

Russia: Food embargo removal bill "violated party discipline"

Three Russian lawmakers who proposed to remove the import ban have been reprimanded for the action.

March 02 , 2015