Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
Onions in Ukraine twice as expensive as in Poland
As of November 11, 2011, onions in Ukraine were twice as expensive as in Poland. According to Fresh-market.pl, Polish producers sold bagged onions at EUR 0.03-0.07/kg; ex-farm sales of onions in bulk were conducted at EUR 0.01/kg. At the same time, Ukrainian farmers tried to sell large wholesale lots of onions in bulk at EUR 0.06-0.07/kg; prices for bagged produce varied within EUR 0.08-0.11/kg.
For comparison: as of November 2010, onion prices were 3-4-fold higher in Poland and Ukraine.
Will Ukraine manage to export its onion surplus to Russia and Poland? What impact will it have on prices in the second half of the season? 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 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].