Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
The Ukrainian berry season starts with greenhouse strawberries
Ukrainian farmers have started shipping their first volumes of greenhouse strawberries this week, according to Fruit-Inform. This year the season started two weeks earlier than in 2015.
For the present, prices vary between UAH 80-100/kg (EUR 2.70-3.45/kg) against averaging UAH 130/kg (EUR 5.50/kg) a year before.
Farmers are forced to start their season with lower prices due to rather low demand for produce. Last year they shipped their greenhouse strawberries mainly to Crimea, while the internal market demand was moderate. For the present, the demand in the domestic market is still not high, while sales to Crimea are impossible due to the blockade.
More detailed information about the Ukrainian berry market developments will be presented at the 7th International Conference «Berries of Ukraine-2016: Frozen Produce & Fresh Market», which will be held on May 19-20, 2016, Cherkasy, Ukraine.
To learn more about the event, please contact International Relations Department of Fruit-Inform:
tel: +380 562 320795 (ext. - 341)
cell: +380 96 5836323 (Ievgen Kuzin)
e-mail: [email protected]