Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
Ukraine: prices for potatoes increased by 20%
According to the information provided by the specialists of Fruit-Inform project, prices for potatoes in Ukraine increased by 20 % from the indices of the last year. At the moment selling prices are declared within a range of 0.17- 0.31 euro/kg as compared to the last year when prices were fixed at 0.14- 0.25 euro/kg.
As producers reported, decrease of domestic production is the main reason of the current situation. The yield of this crop substantially decreased as a result of cold and rainy weather during the planting period and drought while ripening. According to the prior forecast of Fruit-Inform project weekly, this year potato harvest would reduce by 20-30 % as compared to the last year.
The detailed analysis of potato market of Ukraine will be presented during the Fifth International Conference "Fruits & Vegetables of Ukraine 2008".