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Ukraine: third week of a decrease in fresh produce price index
Fruit-Inform Ukrainian fresh produce price index went down by 8.3% in the week from March 21st to 27th, after a decrease of 1.9% a week before. As a result, the price index has decreased for the third week in a row and become 20.2% lower over that period.
«A fall of 14.7% in prices of greenhouse vegetables made the largest contribution to a decrease in the fresh produce price index last week. Prices of other produce categories also went down», says Ms. Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform. «Traditional vegetables became 12% less expensive due to problems with exports and more active sales in view of closer start of a new season. Potato prices went down by 2.2%. Potatoes also remained the least expensive product among fresh produce categories in Ukraine: their current prices vary between UAH 2.00-2.80/kg (EUR 0.07-0.10/kg), depending on region».
The sharpest week-on-week price decrease was registered in the onion segment: down by 20%. A decrease in white cabbage prices was also rather sharp: down by 11.1%. At the same time, fruit prices almost stabilized in Ukraine: down by 1.7% thanks to a decrease in mandarin price levels.
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.