A&P Finance is focused on Siberian Pine Nuts trading, distribution and financing.

A&P Finance provides the following service:

• Supply Siberian Pine Nuts of the highest quality and exceptional taste directly from Russian producers up to 1’000 tons per year.
• Deliver Pine Nuts to the consumer on DDP basis (covering all custom costs, duties, taxes and other expenses).
• Possess all necessary certificates for export Pine Nuts to Europe.
• Provide financing/delayed payment to the end buyer.
• Offer different set of packaging (100gr, 2kg, 5kg, 10kg, etc.) to cover the buyer’s need.
• 12 months guaranty

PINE NUTS

• Pine Nuts are edible seeds derived from pine trees.
• They are widely consumed not only because of exceptionally pleasant taste, but due to their medicinal and nutritional value.
• Consumption of Pine Nuts leads to lower cholesterol levels, better blood circulation, and reduced hepatic fats.
• Pine Nuts can be consumed in raw form or can be ingredients of desserts, cookies, bread, pesto sauce, etc.

PRODUCTION

• Russia is one of the biggest producer of Pine Nuts in the world.
• Most of the Pine Nuts in Russia are collected from the Siberian pine, named Pinus Sibirica (Siberian Pine Nuts).
• The Siberian Pine Nuts production plants are mainly located in Western and Eastern Siberia, Central Altai region.

EXPORT

• Russia exports around 10 thousand tons of Pine Nuts per year
• Most of the export goes to China and Germany
• Chinese producers usually buy Pine Nuts from Russia, Mongolia, North Korea, Pakistan, process and then re-export to Europe
• Therefore, Russian producers started to reorient their export to the European market.

DIRECT EXPORT TO EUROPE

• Europe is the biggest consumer of Pine Nuts in the world importing around 30 thousand tons of pine nuts per year.
• China is the main supplier of Pine Nuts to Europe covering around 30% of the European market.
• Russian direct export to Europe covers only 5% of the their needs and has a huge potential to grow.
• Over the last 5 years European Pine Nuts Import has been increasing on average by 10% annually.

RUSSIAN VS CHINESE PINE NUTS

• Chinese refiners often use chemicals in the refining process to extract more pine nuts oil which significantly affects the taste and quality of the nuts.
• Chinese suppliers often export the clones of “Siberian Pine Nuts” mixing them with Chinese Armand Pine (some times up to 43%), which visually look similar to Siberian Nuts, but taste much differently (with metallic after-taste).