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Lower apple production affects prices in Ukraine
A decrease in Ukrainian apple production due to unfavorable weather conditions has already affected prices, according to Fruit-Inform.
Now Ukrainian growers are fixing their prices at UAH 6-13/kg (EUR 0.20-0.43/kg), depending on quality, fruit size and variety, and prefer to maintain them at those levels in view of moderate demand.
However, despite rather moderate sales rates, current prices of Ukrainian apples are averagely 70% higher compared with the second half of August 2016, when they did not exceed UAH 7/kg.
Such a sharp year-on-year difference in apple prices is connected with lower production of these fruits in Ukraine due to bad weather conditions. Fruit-Inform expects Ukrainian apple production to go down by at least 8% in 2017.