May 8 2007, 17:00

Top record volume of bulb onion export from Ukraine was recorded in March 2007

According to information provided by the analysts of ""Agrooglyad: Vegetables and Fruits" journal", a new record of onion export from Ukraine was observed in March 2007 - our country supplied 17,600 tons of onion abroad. Just to compare, this figure is almost thrice as much than the total volume of onion exported during the whole calendar year 2006, and 154 times as much than the onion export in 2005!

During the first three months of 2007 Ukraine has been able to gain almost $7 mln. due to the onion export. This season bulb onion of Ukrainian origin has been exported to 15 countries; the largest buyers were Russia, Poland, Romania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Moldova and Germany.

You can get more details about the perspectives of the production and prices for onion and other produce items from the full version of "The production and price forecast for fruits and vegetables in 2007". This survey provides the evaluation of the perspectives of the onion export in season 2007/08. You can order the forecast via e-mail [email protected].