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Berry consumption in Poland 5 times as high as in Ukraine
Current consumption of berries in Poland is 5 times as high as in Ukraine, according to Mr. Sergey Povazhnyuk, Deputy Director at Ukrpromvneshekspertiza, Ukraine.
Mr. Povazhnyuk says that per-capita consumption of strawberries reaches 5 kg in Poland against no higher than 1.6 kg in Ukraine.
However, the Ukrainian berry sector should be noted as having rather high potential. According to him, under conditions of diversified exports, additional demand for berries may reach 65,800 tons in Ukraine, almost a half of Ukrainian total soft fruit production in 2015.
Mr. Povazhnyuk sees the highest potential in production of strawberries, which are the leader in consumption in Ukraine and are followed by raspberries, currants and gooseberries.
Moreover, Ukraine has been increasing berry production over the past 5 years mainly thanks to growth in commercial sector. At the same time, uncommercial production's share has gone down from 94% to 92% in the berry production structure.