Kommersant: beverage manufacturers have reported problems with the supply of citric acid cannot get the necessary ingredients from China, Kommersant warned. According to the newspaper, producers of soft drinks in Russia also faced problems in the supply of citric acid. Problems with supplies threaten to cut production. Maxim Novikov, president of Soyuznapitkov, said that a long break in the supply chain could negatively affect the entire cycle. At the same time, a reduction in the production of drinks can lead to a sharp increase in prices. Executive Director of Rusprodsoyuz Dmitry Vostrikov added that suppliers are experiencing “critical logistics problems” with container shipping of packaging, equipment, food ingredients. According to him, now Russian ports are equipped with less than 50 berths, of which only 13 handle import containers. Thus, due to the large accumulation of goods, unloading today can be delayed up to 30 days. The interlocutor of the publication
