North Korean apples can now be found on display in supermarkets at major cities in the Russian Far East, despite violating U.N. sanctions on DPRK agricultural imports that Moscow once supported.

The DPRK firm Hwanggumsan, which recently registered its trademark in Russia, is supplying red apples to the Russian supermarket chain Remi, with the fruit available for sale in Vladivostok and Khabarovsk.

The initial price was about $1.5 per kilogram in early March, but rose to $2 in the following weeks, according to images published by local Telegram users and the DVHAB outlet.

The DPRK-grown apples pose serious competition