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Armenia increased its chocolate exports to Russia by 60% this year.
RIA Novosti reported the figures, citing data from the U.N. Comtrade database and national statistics agencies.
Armenian chocolate exports to Russia reached $7.1 million, according to the report.
The Netherlands recorded the sharpest increase in chocolate shipments to Russia, with exports rising 4.5-fold to $1.3 million. Lithuania more than doubled its exports to $9.1 million, while Malaysia doubled shipments to $1.04 million.
Exports from Latvia rose 60% to $3.5 million, while South Korea and Armenia also increased shipments by 60%, to $782,000 and $7.1 million, respectively.
Germany, Belgium, Italy, Poland and Turkey were the largest suppliers of chocolate to Russia in the first seven months of the year, the report said.