Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
Ukraine: prices for traditional vegetables 5 times as low as last year
Fruit-Inform's fruit and vegetable index shows that prices for traditional vegetables decreased 5 times year-on-year. Prices for white cabbages are 11 times as low as last year, prices for onions – 5.5 times. Carrots and red beets are averagely 2-3 times less expensive year-on-year. Potato prices are 4 times as low as in the last ten days of January 2011.
In such a way, Fruit-Inform's forecasts of the Ukrainian potato and vegetable market situation development are fully corroborated.
The first fundamental production and price forecast for the year 2012 (preliminary forecast was presented at in December 2011) will be presented 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.
We would also remind you that detailed information about Ukrainian and Russian fruit and vegetable markets is available for subscribers of Fruit-Inform Weekly service package.