Russian imports of olive oil and olive pomace oil grew at a constant rate between 2000/01 and 2013/14 when they rose from 3 062 t to 34 814 t (Chart 1). The only exceptions were 2005/06 and 2008/09 when the level dropped only to rally the next crop year. In 2013/14, imports were 7 pc higher than the season before. Ninety-seven per cent of imports came from the European Union, headed ...
