July 18 2007, 15:24

Greenhouse tomato export from Ukraine to Russia let the prices stay high

Greenhouse tomato export from Ukraine to Russia let the prices stay high

According to the data of daily wholesale price monitoring on the leading markets of Ukraine, Russia, Georgia and Poland, conducted by ""Agrooglyad: Vegetables and Fruits", the prices for greenhouse tomatoes this July are on average 30% higher than the prices for greenhouse tomatoes in July 2006.

To the opinion of Andriy Yarmak, the Manager of "Agrooglyad: Vegetables and Fruits" project, this situation is predetermined both by the growing demand for greenhouse tomato from the side of the population of Ukraine, and the growth of export supplies of Ukrainian greenhouse produce to Russian market. The consequent reduction of the cultivation areas of greenhouse tomatoes takes place in Russia; the production of cucumbers, fresh herbs or flowers rather than tomatoes brings more profit in northern regions of the country. Also, it is worth to mention that supermarket chains of Ukraine and Russia fully reject field tomatoes, which are characterized by the shorter shelf life.

Russian produce business specialists think that Ukraine will build up the supplies of greenhouse tomatoes to Russian market in the coming years; Turkey, Uzbekistan, China, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Spain will be the main competitors of our country. Ukrainian greenhouse owners can get the key to enter Russian market if they supply the produce of the respective quality, which Russian consumers find worth paying the higher price for.

You can get the details of the requirements set by supermarkets and wholesalers to the volumes, quality and packing of fruits and vegetables supplied to the greenhouse market in Russia during the second international conference "Fruit&Vegetable business in Russia 2007. Market of New Opportunities". In the framework of the conference program two specialized forums will be conducted: "Wholesale market - how to work with Russian wholesalers" and "How to enter retail chains and successfully work with them"; during these events all conference participants will get a unique opportunity to conduct negotiations with the purchase managers of the leading supermarket chains in Russia, and also to talk to the representatives of large importers and distributors of fruits and vegetables. All conference participants will also be able to get the comprehensive information about the situation on Russian and world fruit&vegetable markets.

We'd like to remind that if registered for participation in the conference until September 10th you can save RUR 1,750 on the participation of each delegate of the company.