The Russian market between closures and opportunities
Over the past few months, FreshPlaza has published a series of news items from Russia concerning greenhouse production. Let us end the year with an interview with Evgeniya Kravchenko, consultant for the Russian market, regarding the main sector trends.
Evgeniya Kravchenko
FreshPlaza (FP): How was 2020 for the Russian vegetable market?
Evgeniya Kravchenko (EK): This year, vegetable prices have been high in Russia for two reasons. First of all, the demand for vegetables increased due to the pandemic and the Russian population acknowledged that healthy food is needed to maintain a good health. Secondly, China was closed for imports during the lockdown and local demand is still not enough to meet national needs.