Lychees and passion fruit were delivered to the Urals for the first time.
One ton of lychees and 29 tons of passion fruit were brought to the Urals for the first time, the press service of the Ural Customs Directorate reported.
The lychee consignment was worth 289 thousand rubles, and the passion fruit — more than 6 million rubles.
Most of all, people in the Urals love fresh mango. This fruit accounted for 59% of the total volume of shipments: more than 420 tons were imported, worth 85.5 million rubles. Compared with last year, mango shipments doubled.
Pitahaya is also in demand (it accounted for 39% of shipments; more than 260 tons were imported, worth 57.4 million rubles). Pitahaya shipments increased tenfold by weight and ninefold by value.
Most mangoes and pitahayas were delivered from February to April.
In total, since the beginning of the year 719 tons of exotic fruits were brought into the region, with a total value of more than 148 million rubles. The increase in value and weight compared with 2024 is threefold.
The main country exporting these "exotics" is China.
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Lychees and passion fruit were delivered to the Urals for the first time.
One tonne of lychee and 29 tonnes of passion fruit were imported to the Urals for the first time, the press service of the Ural Customs Directorate reported. The lychee consignment was worth 289 thousand rubles, the passion fruit — more than 6 million rubles.
