The overload of the ports of the Far East greatly made it difficult to business Russian food companies that cannot get the necessary ingredients from China, warned Kommersant.
According to the publication, with problems in the supply of citric acid, including manufacturers of non-alcoholic beverages in Russia collided. Delivery problems are threatened by a reduction in production.
As the presision presision, Maxim Novikov, said, a long-term breakdown of the logistic chain may adversely affect the entire cycle. At the same time, the reduction in the release of beverages can lead to a sharp increase in prices.
Dmitry Vosreeki Executive Director added that suppliers test “critical logistics problems” with container transportation of packaging, equipment, food ingredients. According to him, now Russian ports are equipped with less than 50 villages, of which only 13 are treated with import containers. Thus, due to the large accumulation of cargo, unloading today can be delayed up to 30 days.
The interlocutor of the publication in one of the freight forwarding companies also stressed that the cause of what was happening is the consequence of a global logistics failure due to a pandemic, which is ongoing for the second year. Thus, in the ports of China, new restrictions are constantly introduced, in the South Korean port Busan, which is loaded by 95 percent, is a huge plug.
At the same time, the number of orders from Russian importers has greatly increased. They, planning orders a year ago, did not take into account that the markets will grow so rapidly.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) on the development of the consumer market Alexander Borisov said that the rise in food prices in Russia in 2022 will be double-digit. According to him, this is due to the global increase in prices, global inflation.