Abkhazia has halved the supply of tangerines to the Russian Federation due to their late ripening.
Shipments of tangerines from Abkhazia to Russia since the beginning of the season (from October) on November 4 amounted to 1.19 thousand tons - 2 times less than on the same date a year earlier, the acting chairman of the State Customs Commission (SCC) of the country nicknamed Bechua told reporters. "Last year, 2,377,000 tons were exported during this period, meaning this year 1,187,000 tons less.