Export of water and soft drinks from Russia

Carbonated beverages (Russian market)

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2020: Growth in the volume of exports of water and soft drinks from the Russian Federation by 12%, to $246 million - "Agroexport"

At the end of 2020, Russia increased the export of water and soft drinks by 12% compared to 2019 and supplied such products abroad for a total of $246 million. This is evidenced by the data of the Agroexport center subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.

In the export structure, the main volume of supplies in 2020 was water containing sugar. Its shipments increased by 28%, to $147 million. Supplies to other countries of natural, mineral and carbonated water decreased by 4.1% and amounted to $27 million. Non-alcoholic beer exports fell 0.8% to $8.3 million. Sales of other soft drinks decreased by 6.7%, to $64 million.

In 2020, the Russian Federation increased the export of water and soft drinks by 12%

The main buyers of Russian drinks are the states of the post-Soviet space:

• Kazakhstan - Russian export of water and soft drinks amounted to $99 million (+ 25%);
• Belarus - $37 million (+ 5.7%);
• Ukraine - $23 million (+ 9.3%).

According to Agroexport, Kazakhstan in 2020 accounted for almost half of Russian exports of water with sugar, while Ukraine is the largest importer of mineral and carbonated waters.

According to the President of the Union of Producers of Juices, Water and Drinks Maxim Novikov, in 2020 there were atypical fluctuations in the structure of consumption of soft drinks and other food products throughout the EAEU.

Significant currency fluctuations influenced the cost of raw materials and equipment for the production of soft drinks. This situation was superimposed on the regional features of each country: quarantine measures, additional requirements in the field of food safety and logistics. Together, these factors could lead to a decrease in production in individual EAEU countries. The Russian drinks industry, which is the largest in the EAEU space, was able to increase export volumes to those states where demand remained against the background of a reduction in production, he said.[1]

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