Moscaw, Russia
August, 2008
USDA/FAS GAIN report RS 8060
Developments in the Russian organics market
Report highlights:
Demand for organics
increased 21 percent in Moscow from 2000 to 2005. Organic
products typically account for two to five percent of
supermarket sales and cost 20 to 50 percent more than their
conventional equivalents. The Russian government recently
created Russia's first national organic standard, and many
retailers expect a national certification process to follow.
They anticipate that a national certification process would
stimulate local production and demand for organic products.
Retailers estimate that Russian organics will sell for about
half the price of imported organics. The most promising
products for Russian organic production include dairy, wild
berries, game meat, mushrooms, herbs, and grain. If other
countries accept Russia's standard as equivalent to their
own national organic standards, Russian exports could
increase.
Full report:
http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200808/146295397.pdf
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