Ukraine: Apricot season started earlier and with lower prices

This is reported by analysts of the EastFruit project. It is noted that most producers report a decrease in apricot yields due to spring frosts. We will remind you that the early onset of warm and sunny weather this spring led to the fact that orchards in the south of Ukraine bloomed an average of 2 weeks earlier than scheduled. So the frosts in May were detrimental to the stone fruit crop. According to the farmers themselves, favorable weather conditions allowed them to enter the market this year on average a week earlier than last year. However, ...