An abnormal raspberry season is expected in Ukraine

As EastFruit analysts report, even in the eastern regions of Ukraine, the first berries are already ripening on the early raspberry varieties in the open ground. Therefore, the season will in any case be anomalous in terms of harvesting, and also, according to market experts, will differ significantly in terms of prices from the previous season. "Already at the end of 2023, it became obvious that there are fundamental reasons for a noticeable increase in wholesale prices for raspberries in Ukraine, especially in the segment of raspberries for freezing. However, after several waves of frost that damaged raspberry plantations in Ukraine and Poland, as well as after partial damage to raspberry plantations due to snowfall in Serbia was recorded, the prospects for the growth of raspberry prices became even more obvious," says the economist of the investment department of the Food and Agricultural Organization UN (FAO) Andriy Yarmak. However, these prospects obviously scare the ...