Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
Ukraine: apple imports in first 9 months of 2012/13 the lowest over past 5 years
According to State Statistics Service of Ukraine, the country imported just 29,000 tonnes of apples in the first nine months of the season 2012/13, a third of imports in the same period of the previous season and record low result over the past 5 years.
Only in March 2013, imports decreased by 24% year-on-year to record low 17,000 tonnes.
Poland was the main apple exporter to Ukraine in the first nine months of the season 2012/13 with the share of 92% in total imports.
We would remind you that more detailed information about Russian and Ukrainian apple business with 5-year outlook is available in the fundamental study “Apples of Ukraine & Russia — 2013: Present Situation and Prospects in Growing, Storage, Handling, Processing and Marketing”.
The study's preview is available here: http://www.fruit-inform.com/en/researches/apples2013
To order the study, please contact International Relations Department of Fruit-Inform:
Ievgen Kuzin
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