Exports of Russian confectionery company to China increase by 20% in 2020 under the new crown epidemic

MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Exports of Chinese products will grow by 20% in 2020 despite the impact of the new crown virus pandemic, a representative of Russia's United Candy Co., Ltd. said in an interview with the satellite news agency.
Russia United Candy Co., Ltd. is the largest confectionery company in Eastern Europe, with 19 Russian factories, including the large Moscow enterprise "Red October", "Babayevsky" confectionery confectionery joint enterprise, "Rot-Front" factory.
s exports to China have grown by 20% this year, " said a representative of the company.
we have 10 new products under the 'Alenka' brand this year, the first of which has already been in Chinese stores to help boost consumer interest.
, according to the representative, due to safety and epidemic prevention measures, the delivery time of products imported into China has increased significantly, as containers must be sanitized.
noted that the company plans to expand the variety and supply of goods in 2021.
from October 2019 to September 2020, Russia exported 644,000 tons of sugar products to China (70,000 tons from October 2018 to September 2019), according to the Russian Confectionery Industry Enterprise Association (ASKOND).
exports are chocolate products (68 per cent).
russian exports to China are due to the new crown epidemic pandemic restrictions.
Dmitri Krasnov, head of the Agricultural Export Development Center of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, has previously pointed out that Russia remains the number one supplier of chocolate products to China, with total Russian confectionery exports to China reaching US$170 million in 2020, an increase of 20% over last year, and Russian confectionery exports to China reaching 79,000 tons, compared with 678,000 tons in 2019.
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