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Ukraine: strawberry prices down at wholesale markets
According to Fruit-Inform daily price monitoring, strawberries have become less expensive at Ukrainian wholesale markets compared with the previous week.
The highest prices are still reported by Crimean market operators: strawberries are offered at UAH 40/kg (EUR 2.42/kg) at Krymskiy Privoz Wholesale Market, Simferopol, a decrease of 20% compared with the previous week and an increase of 30-35% compared with the mid-May 2013.
Sellers at Shuvar Wholesale Market, Lviv, ship strawberries at UAH 19-21/kg (EUR 1.15-1.27/kg), a decrease of 20% week-on-week and year-on-year.
Meanwhile, prices at Kopani Wholesale Market, Kherson Region, decreased by 25% compared with the previous week and now average UAH 30/kg (EUR 1.81/kg). Compared with the same period of the previous season, prices doubled there.
The most significant week-on-week decrease in prices was registered at Ozerka Wholesale Market, Dnipropetrovsk, where the price levels now average UAH 25/kg (EUR 1.51/kg), half as high as registered a week before. However, current strawberry prices at Ozerka Wholesale Market are similar to last year's levels.
The majority of Ukrainian farms plan to start their strawberry season after May 20. What developments should be expected in the Ukrainian strawberry market this year? This and many other questions will be answered at the 5th International Conference “Berries of Ukraine-2014: Frozen Produce & Fresh Market” that is to take place on May 22-23, 2014, Feride Plaza, Vinnytsia, Ukraine. All information about the event is available here. To take part in the conference, please fill out an application form, or contact International Relations Department of Fruit-Inform:
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