As Agustin Argibay from the Chamber of Integrated Fruit Producers of Argentina points out, even the fact that fruit exports from Argentina increased by 35% (more than 80 thousand tons), in the Russian market, Argentine suppliers went into losses, losing about $ 10 million, due to the fact that the selling price of pears was below cost. 
Even when it became known that exporters lose about $ 3 on a box of pears, unprofitable supplies continued. Following the data of the Chamber, in the period from July to September, about 4.6 thousand tons of pears were shipped.
Such actions on the part of the exporting country are explained by the fact that the fruit was already packed and everything was ready to ship. If the fruits were not realized, then the boxes with the products would have to be thrown out, losing about $ 11 per box. Argibai claims that suppliers have gone through smaller losses.
