With the review of the Russian market of products of processing of fruit and berries was made moderator of the conference, Director General of FruitNews Irina Goat. According to the data, most of the fruit & vegetable processing market is canned products, with fruits and berries accounted for 40%, vegetables – 60%. A significant share of juice production. There is a trend of growth in frozen products. Every year, domestic producers supply to the market of 11-12 thousand tons of dried fruits, imported products amounts to 81 thousand tons.

Imports of processed fruits and berries, according to statistics, is dominated by products from China and Poland. Rapidly increasing supplies from Thailand and Egypt. That market share could belong to Russian companies, subject to the development of own processing facilities, said Irina Koziy.

About the benefits of processed fruits and berries said the head of the scientific direction "Optimal nutrition" SCIENCE "FITS of food and biotechnology," Alexander Baturin. It is scientifically proven that a minimum daily consumption of 400 gr. fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of many diseases. However, the attitude of the population towards this product category, according to experts, does not correspond to their importance. With the development of domestic agricultural industry has been a positive dynamics of consumption of fruits and vegetables, but it is still far from the required level, says Alexander Baturin.

The situation in different segments of the market of processing of fruits and berries outlined by representatives of leading Russian and foreign companies. How to prevent losses during storage of vegetables and fruits, said the representative of the company "ISOPAN RUS". Prospects of processing of wild berries and fruits was presented by the head of the group of companies BioniQ. About the peculiarities of processing of fruits and vegetables at the farm said the owner of the farm "Garden". Experience in the use of technology of freezing fruits and berries shared by the representatives of Polish companies MEGA Sp. z o.o. and UNIDEX. Director Agro Innovation Media introduced the participants with the trends in the processing of fruits and berries in the Netherlands.

The conference also hosted the presentation of advanced technologies for processing and storage of products.