Mandarin deliveries from Abkhazia to Russia increased sharply in October-December

In the quarter from October-December of 2024, Abkhazia saw a significant increase in tangerine exports to Russia, reaching 30 thousand tons, which is a 5 thousand ton increase compared to the previous season. This surge is particularly noticeable during the New Year holidays, with daily exports averaging around 1 thousand tons, translating to over 200 trucks. Alongside tangerines, Abkhazia also exported oranges, lemons, and feijoa, with volumes ranging from 130 tons to 800 tons. However, the export of these citrus fruits, among other fresh or dried fruits, is subject to quarantine and phytosanitary control, which can expedite customs control if the necessary certificates are present.

They amounted to 30 thousand tons In October-December 2024, Abkhazia exported 30 thousand tons of tangerines to Russia (the period of deliveries of new crop fruits started in October), Marina Zhupanova, press secretary of the Krasnodar Customs Office for the city of Sochi, told Interfax. This is 5 thousand tons more than for the entire last season. On the eve of the New Year holidays, the volume of tangerine deliveries increases, the expert noted. “Up to 1 thousand tons of tangerines per day come from Abkhazia, on average more than 200 trucks with agricultural products undergo customs control,” the customs representative specified. In addition to tangerines, Abkhazian entrepreneurs import oranges, since the beginning of the season the volume of their deliveries to the Russian Federation amounted to 130 tons, lemons (270 tons), feijoa (800 tons). At the same time, Zhupanova noted that citrus fruits, like other fresh or dried fruits, are included in the list of quarantine products ...