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    Russia may overtake Switzerland to become the world's 10th largest chocolate exporter

    • Last Update: 2021-09-11
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Sputnik News Agency quoted a report from the Agricultural Export Development Center of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation that the Association of Russian Confectionery Enterprises (ASKOND) predicted based on data that Russia may surpass Switzerland in 2021 and enter the ranks of the world's top ten chocolate suppliers .
     
    The material pointed out: “Russia’s ranking is expected to rise from 11 after overtaking Switzerland and enter the world’s top ten chocolate suppliers for the first time
    .
    The supply of chocolate confectionery products has doubled in the past five years and has exceeded 300,000 tons in 2020
    .
    "The Russian Agricultural Products Export Development Center pointed out: "Russia currently ranks first in exporting chocolate products to China
    .
    In the past five years, Russian chocolate exports to China have increased nearly nine times: from 7,000 tons in 2015 to 6.
    4 in 2020.
    10,000 tons
    .
    "
     
    From January to July this year, the export of chocolate products increased by 23% to 144,000 tons, and the export value increased by 24% to 371 million US dollars
    .
    The Association of Russian Confectionery Enterprises predicts that by the end of 2021, Russian chocolate exports may exceed 760 million U.
    S.
    dollars: At present, there are about 120 confectionery companies in Russia actively engaged in exports, an increase of 72% compared with 2019
    .

     
    Russia and Russia’s chocolate and its products have been shipped to more than 75 countries this year, and the CIS countries are still the main buyers: nearly one-fifth of the exports are to Kazakhstan, followed by Uzbekistan and Belarus, and the top five buyers also include Azerbaijan.
    And China
    .
    In addition, this year Russian chocolate products were also supplied to Nepal, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia for the first time
    .

     
      The key raw material for the production of chocolate products is cocoa beans, which are mainly produced in tropical countries
    .
    Russia is one of the top 15 importing countries of cocoa beans
    .

    Agricultural products export candy and chocolate
     
      The material pointed out: “Russia’s ranking is expected to rise from 11 after overtaking Switzerland and enter the world’s top ten chocolate suppliers for the first time
    .
    The supply of chocolate confectionery products has doubled in the past five years and has exceeded 300,000 tons in 2020
    .
    "The Russian Agricultural Products Export Development Center pointed out: "Russia currently ranks first in exporting chocolate products to China
    .
    In the past five years, Russian chocolate exports to China have increased nearly nine times: from 7,000 tons in 2015 to 6.
    4 in 2020.
    10,000 tons
    .
    "
     
      From January to July this year, the export of chocolate products increased by 23% to 144,000 tons, and the export value increased by 24% to 371 million US dollars
    .
    The Association of Russian Confectionery Enterprises predicts that by the end of 2021, Russian chocolate exports may exceed 760 million U.
    S.
    dollars: At present, there are about 120 confectionery companies in Russia actively engaged in exports, an increase of 72% compared with 2019
    .

     
      Russia and Russia’s chocolate and its products have been shipped to more than 75 countries this year, and the CIS countries are still the main buyers: nearly one-fifth of the exports are to Kazakhstan, followed by Uzbekistan and Belarus, and the top five buyers also include Azerbaijan.
    And China
    .
    In addition, this year Russian chocolate products were also supplied to Nepal, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia for the first time
    .

     
      The key raw material for the production of chocolate products is cocoa beans, which are mainly produced in tropical countries
    .
    Russia is one of the top 15 importing countries of cocoa beans
    .

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