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Seed potatoes sharply fall in price in Ukraine
Seed potatoes fell in price by 40-50% year-on-year in Ukraine. This was reported to Fruit-Inform by seed breeding farms and producers planning their planting campaign for the next season. Current average prices for seed potatoes vary between UAH 2.50-5.00/kg (EUR 0.25-0.49/kg), depending on the quality, while last year's prices reached UAH 10/kg (EUR 0.99/kg) and higher.
Notwithstanding such a dramatic decrease in prices, sellers report of the demand for seed potatoes remaining rather moderate in Ukraine due to farmers' low paying capacity. Some seed breeding farms have already voiced their fears of being unable to sell all stocks of seed potatoes, which currently are several times higher year-on-year.
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Will low prices for seed potatoes have an impact on Ukrainian producers' planting plans? This and many other questions will be answered at the 4th International Conference “Potatoes and Vegetables of Ukraine – 2012”, President Hotel, Kiev, Ukraine, February 16-17, 2012. The event is supported by Ukrainian Association of Potato Producers and Ukrainian Association of Wholesale Markets and will be attended by the biggest vegetable and potato producers, suppliers of seeds, machinery, equipment, the largest purchasers of produce and companies interested in investing in the Ukrainian vegetable and potato business. To join them, please, fill out an application form.