Anomaly: in Ukraine, remontant varieties of raspberries began to be collected too early: how will this affect prices

Published 2024년 7월 29일

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In 2024, Ukraine's remontant garden raspberries harvest started earlier than usual, impacting market dynamics. These raspberries, priced at UAH 100-130/kg ($2.4-3.2 per kg), are of higher quality than summer varieties. While an increase in supply is expected to reduce prices, high demand for frozen raspberries will keep them elevated. Global markets are experiencing supply shortages and high demand, worsened by issues in Serbia, Poland, and Ukraine. Ukrainian raspberry freezers have set varying purchase prices, with central and western regions offering more than Vinnytsia and Khmelnytskyi. Despite higher prices compared to last year, farmers remain unenthusiastic.

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Harvesting of remontant varieties of garden raspberries started abnormally early in Ukraine. Usually, this berry begins to enter the market in mid-August, but in 2024 the season of all berries has shifted very significantly, which affects the market situation. This was reported by Andriy Yarmak, economist of the investment department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), writes EastFruit. Remontant raspberries are currently offered on the fresh market at prices of UAH 100-130/kg ($2.4-3.2 per kg). The quality of remontant raspberries is noticeably better than raspberries of summer varieties. It is expected that the supply of this type of raspberry on the market will increase in the near future, which will lead to some reduction in its prices. At the same time, demand for frozen raspberries will remain strong, which will keep prices high. Analysts note that the global raspberry market is currently facing insufficient supply and high demand, which is ...

Source: Agropolit