Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
More than 3-fold year-on-year decrease of vegetable and potato prices in Poland
According to Fruit-Inform, as of early November of this year, the prices for traditional vegetables and potatoes fell averagely more than 3 times year-on-year in Poland.
White cabbages and onions showed the sharpest year-on-year price decrease rate, as current prices for them are varying within the record low ranges: EUR 0.03-0.06/kg and EUR 0.03-0.07/kg respectively that is averagely 5-fold lower in comparison with early November 2010.
Potatoes are more than 3-fold less expensive year-on-year, carrots – more than 1.5-fold, and red beets – more than 2-fold.
How the situation in Poland will impact the fresh produce market of Ukraine in the second half of the season? Will Ukraine manage to export its surplus of onions to the Russian Federation and Poland? These and many other questions will be answered at the Eighth International Conference “Fruits & Vegetables of Ukraine – 2011. New Exporter”. This event will take place in conjunction with Fresh Produce Ukraine 2011 Fair, IEC, Kiev, Ukraine, November 30 – December 2, 2011.
In addition, the third conference day (December 2, 2011) will be fully dedicated to the International Trade Forum with about 30 Ukrainian and Russian retail chains and traders (X5 Retail Group, Viktoriya, Tander, Auchan, Metro, ATB-Market, Kontinent, Karavan, Klass, Ukrainskiy Retail, Billa, Furshet, Velyka Kyshenya, Varus, Fozzy Group and many others).
To hold the Trade Forum in the most convenient way, the organizers will arrange the meetings according to the concerted schedule. The meetings schedule will be fully completed closer to the start of the conference. The format of meetings – 15-minute negotiations. Those participants, who have registered earlier than others, will be able to get more convenient schedule of meetings. Final list of retail chains and importers will be confirmed by November 15, 2011.
To register your participation in the conference and Trade Forum, please fill out an application form, which is available here.
Would you have any questions regarding participation in these events, please contact:
International Relations Department of Fruit-Inform: Mr. Ievgen Kuzin, tel.: +380 56 2320795 (ext. - 341), cell: +380 96 5836323, email: [email protected].