In January-June of 2014 Russia imported 308 thsd tonnes of palm oil and its fractions, a decrease of 7.8% compared with the same period in 2013, declared the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) on August 21.
Also, during the reporting period Russia significantly increased the imports of raw sugar to 501 thsd tonnes, up 43.2% compared with the first six months of 2013.