Belarus sells Ukrainian carrots to Russia

Belarus imported a record amount of carrots in the first 8 months of last year. This was reported by charter97.org, writes agronews.ua. “In total, 9.2 thousand tons of root crops were imported into the country, which is 4.7 times more than in the same period of 2020. At the same time, Belarus remained a net exporter of carrots, because exports significantly exceeded imports, "- said analysts at EastFruit. Ukraine became the main supplier of carrots in Belarus, accounting for about 85% of all carrot supplies in January-August 2021. The peak of supplies was recorded in April-July, when there was a record increase in carrot prices in Russia, where Ukraine cannot supply carrots directly. This suggests that the final destination of the product was the Russian market. The market situation changed when the mass harvest ...