Cider sales in Russia increased by 17.5% over nine months

From January to September 2023, 7.4 million dal of cider, poire and mead were sold in Russia. Sales of this alcohol increased by 17.3% compared to the same period in 2022. reports TASS with reference to data from Rosalkogoltabakkontrol.

In general, retail sales of beer and beer drinks over the nine months increased by 0.7% to 582.4 million decaliters. In particular, during this period Russians purchased 514.8 million dal of beer (+0.9%).

Previously Rosalkogoltabakcontrol reported, that in a total of nine months of 2023, 164.3 million decaliters of alcohol were sold in Russia (+4.4% compared to the same period last year), not counting cider, poiret and mead. In particular, sales of cognac increased (by 10.5% to 9.7 million decaliters) and liqueurs (by 24.6% to 9.9 million decaliters). At the same time, the popularity of vodka among Russians decreased by 0.3% to 55.6 million decaliters.

At the beginning of October, Vedomosti with reference to EGAIS data wrotethat the production of beer and beer drinks in Russia at the end of nine months of 2023 decreased by 1.45% (to 625.6 million decaliters) compared to the same period last year. The output of beer decreased by 1% (to 549.7 million decaliters), and beer drinks – by 4.6% (to 75.9 million decaliters). A representative of Rosalkogoltabakcontrol then explained that this trend is associated with overproduction of products in 2022. Market participants cited the introduction of mandatory labeling and a register of brewers as one of the reasons.