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Price collapse in Ukrainian fruit and vegetable market
Fruit-Inform Ukrainian fresh produce price index fell by 23.5% in the week from June 28th to July 4th having heralded the start of the new season.
«Against a background of improved weather conditions in Ukraine last week, the supply of early produce has sharply grown and immediately affected prices», says Ms. Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform. «The largest contribution to the price collapse was made by early potatoes and traditional vegetables, which became 33% and 27.2% less expensive, respectively.
Prices of greenhouse vegetables also fell by 19.6% last week. Nevertheless, fruit prices slightly went up due to positive price performance in the segments of apples and strawberries.
We would remind you that more detailed information about current developments in the Russian and Ukrainian fruit and vegetable market is available for the subscribers of Fruit-Inform service packages.